Quotes by : Kobayashi Issa

What a strange thing!to be alivebeneath cherry blossoms.

before the gate --my walking stick's made a riverof melting snow

This dewdrop world Is but a dewdrop worldAnd yet —

Summer night--even the starsare whispering to each other.

Arise from sleep, old cat,And with great yawns and stretchings...Amble out for love

Don't kill!...The fly is asking youTo save his lifeBy rubbing his hands together

O snailClimb Mount FujiBut slowly, slowly!

Where there are humans, You'll find flies,And Buddhas.

In the cherry blossom's shadethere's no such thingas a stranger.

In the city fields Contemplating cherry-trees...Strangers are like friends