Basho is one of my heroes, next to e.g. Gandhi. Why is Basho my hero? I am a haiku poet and Basho was a haiku master which I adore. I even have a weblog about him. Basho is my inspiration for writing haiku.
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| Basho's 'Small Path to the Deep North' |
Today Carpe Diem has hero for prompt and I love to try to write a or a few haiku about Basho.
small ways
leading to Enlightenment
just like Basho
croaking frogs
Basho's old pond haiku
revisited
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| Old Pond Frog Jumps In Sound of Water |
the sound of water
resonates through my garden
I feel like Basho
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| Basho's original hand written haiku (and haiga) 'frog pond' |
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| Matsuo Basho, my hero |
