like Basho

Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #36 “like Basho”
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an old frog
meditating by the pond
like Basho

frog

Carpe Diem Universal Jane #14 Basho’s “Old Pond”

quiet evening
disturbed by a chorus
spring peepers

Carpe Diem #947 – grass pillow
In the Way of Basho – sabi

mossy bricks
unearthed in crumbling shed
new garden path

Carpe Diem #946 – spring evening
In the Way of Basho – hidden subject

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house sparrows
startled into flight
no hawk heard

Carpe Diem #945 – pine needles
In The Way of Basho – “Narrating an Admirable Act”

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stinging nettles
scavenged from neighbor’s field
spring tonic

Carpe Diem Special #203 Basho’s Disciples :
Mukai Kyorai’s “Master of Persimmons”

apple blossoms
hang limply from branches
spring frost

Carpe Diem #943 – Flute
In the Way of Basho – “literary reference”

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early morning
symphony of roosters
echo Saint-Saens

Carpe Diem #942 – Thorn
In the Way of Basho – “twist”

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spring romance
meeting in the garden
mourning doves

Carpe Diem #939 – Old Pond
In the Way of Basho – sense switching

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bamboo grove
breeze passes through
wind chimes

Carpe Diem #938 Iris leaves
In the Way of Basho – pseudo-science

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jasmine
blooming at night
like the moon