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Woetoe
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‘Tiny houses of woodcutters were scattered along the mountain sides, and the sound of an axe on the western slope was echoed by the mountains on the east. The bells from various temples struck deep to the innermost part of my being.’
— Jan 14, 2026 03:48PM
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Woetoe
is on page 71 of 167
Hoe Bashō zijn innerlijke onrust vastlegd in woorden, wauw! : ‘In this mortal frame of mine which is made of a hundred bones and nine orifices there is something, and this something is called a wind-swept spirit for lack of a better name, for it is much like a thin drapery that is torn and swept away at the slightest stir of the wind.’
— Jan 15, 2026 08:16AM
Woetoe
is on page 62 of 167
‘A lively cherry
In full bloom
Between the two lives
Now made one.’
— Jan 14, 2026 03:50PM
In full bloom
Between the two lives
Now made one.’
Woetoe
is on page 54 of 167
‘As I stood there, lending my ears to the roar
of pine trees upon distant mountains, I feelt moved deep in the bottom of my heart.
In the utter darkness
Of a moonless night,
A powerful wind embraces
The ancient cedar trees.’
— Jan 14, 2026 03:48PM
of pine trees upon distant mountains, I feelt moved deep in the bottom of my heart.
In the utter darkness
Of a moonless night,
A powerful wind embraces
The ancient cedar trees.’
Woetoe
is on page 50 of 167
Het was hoog tijd om dit boek te herlezen, een dierbare tekst. Origineel afgerond in 1694 en gepubliceerd in 1702. Ooit zal ik in Bashō’s voetstappen treden en diezelfde routes afleggen in Japan, wanneer de tijd rijp is.
— Jan 14, 2026 03:47PM
