Bashō Matsuo said this quote

“ At one time I was weary of verse writing, and wanted to give it up. At another time I was determined to be a poet until I could establish a proud name over others. The alternatives battled in my mind and made my life restless. ”

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This autumn-why am I growing old?bird disappearing among clouds.

~ Bashō Matsuo

Summer grasses,All that remainsOf soldiers' dreams

~ Bashō Matsuo

Dead my old fine hopesAnd dry my dreaming but still...Iris, blue each spring

~ Bashō Matsuo

When a country is defeated, there remain only mountains and rivers, and on a ruined castle in spring only grasses thrive. I sat down on my hat and wept bitterly till I almost forgot time.A thicket of summer grassIs all that remainsOf the dreams and ambitionsOf ancient warriors.

~ Bashō Matsuo