Two Haiku by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) 1. The temple bell stops -- but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers. (Translated by Robert Bly) 2. Such stillness -- The cries of the cicadas Sink into the rocks. (Translated by Donald Keene)
1. The temple bell stops -- but the sound keeps coming out of the flowers. (Translated by Robert Bly)
2. Such stillness -- The cries of the cicadas Sink into the rocks. (Translated by Donald Keene)