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1 " What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms. "
― Kobayashi Issa ,
2 " Never forget:we walk on hell,gazing at flowers. "
― Kobayashi Issa
3 " In the cherry blossom's shadethere's no such thingas a stranger. "
4 " Summer night--even the starsare whispering to each other. "
5 " HereI'm here-the snow falling. "
6 " before the gate --my walking stick's made a riverof melting snow "
7 " This dewdrop world Is but a dewdrop worldAnd yet — "
8 " O snailClimb Mount FujiBut slowly, slowly! "
9 " Where there are humans, You'll find flies,And Buddhas. "
10 " Don't kill!...The fly is asking youTo save his lifeBy rubbing his hands together "
11 " The world of dewis the world of dew.And yet, and yet-- "
― Kobayashi Issa , The Dumpling Field: Haiku of Issa
12 " Don't weep, insects --Lovers, stars themselves,Must part. "
13 " Non scordare: noi camminiamo sopra l’inferno, guardando i fiori. "
14 " In this worldWe walk on the roof of hellGazing at flowers "
15 " Even in warmestglow how cold my shadow "
16 " Reflectedin the dragonfly's eye --mountains. "
17 " All the time I pray to BuddhaI keep onkilling mosquitoes. "
18 " A world of grief and painFlowers bloomEven then "
― Kobayashi Issa , The Spring of My Life and Selected Haiku
19 " Not gifted with genius but honestly holding his experiences deep in his heart, he kept his simplicity and humanity. "
20 " hey sparrowsno pissing on my oldwinter quilt! "
