Kobayashi Issa Quotes

A world of grief and pain
Oh God, but flowers bloom, even then.
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On a branch
floating downriver
a cricket, singing.
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Masaoka Shiki
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Everything I touch
with tenderness, alas,
pricks like a bramble.
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Shiraume ni
akaru yo bakari to
narinikeri.
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