Matsuo Basho

"There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores"

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Source: Matsuo Basho, “Spring Rain”

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Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Basho

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Matsuo Basho was a 17th-century Japanese poet known for his haiku, which deeply explore nature and the human experience.

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