“Awakened at midnightby the sound of the water jarcracking from the ice”

“Old pond — frogs jumped in — sound of water”

“When composing a verse let there not be a hair's breath separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant, like a woodcutter felling a huge tree or a swordsman leaping at a dangerous enemy.”

“On a bare branch a crow is perched - autumn evening”

“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.”

“Real poetry, is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.”

“The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age leading a horse, each day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”