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“mihotoke ni / shini mukeoreba / tsuki suzushi4 I’ve turned my back On Buddha How cool the moon!”
― Faubion Bowers, The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology

“hito iyashiku / ran no atai o / ronji keri Men are disgusting. They argue over The price of orchids.”
― Faubion Bowers, The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology

“Third of the four “Greats" of haiku. His father was a peasant farmer and packhorse hostler, in what we today call the Japan Alps. “Issa” literally means “one tea,” indicating that life is as empty as froth on a cup of tea.”
― Faubion Bowers, The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology

“tama ni ge ni / mokutō ya tada / michi no tsuki In spirit and in truth silent prayer . . . just the moon on the road”
― Faubion Bowers, The Classic Tradition of Haiku: An Anthology