Quotes by Bashō Matsuo

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“Many solemn nights Blond moon, we stand and marvel...Sleeping our noons away”
— Bashō Matsuo, Japanese Haiku
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“If I had the knackI'd sing likeCherry flakes falling”
— Bashō Matsuo, On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho
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