“Furi ika ya!Kawaza tobikomuMizo no oto”

“Temple of Suma— hearing the unblown flute in the deep shade of trees sumadera ya / fukanu fue kiku / koshitayami”

“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.”

“Summer grasses,All that remainsOf soldiers' dreams”