
Matsuo Basho was one of the most famous Zen poets of Japan.
Matsuo Basho — Buddhism now

Two swans through the mist;
drops hang from dank bare branches
Crow’s caw breaks the gloom
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across the rose fields
autumn birds are gathering –
petals flop to ground
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little worlds shimmer
hanging from threads of nothing –
a sudden movement
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a soft westerly
drys the line of dancing sheets –
rose petals tumble