Some Basho Inspiration

the most famous of all Basho's haiku verse: "An old pond/ a frog jumps in—/ splash!"

Basho composed a poem: "A wilderness of summer grass/ hides all that remains/ of warriors' dreams."

"Stillness!/ It penetrates the very rocks—/ the shrill-chirping of the cicadas."

"First cold Winter rain—/ even the monkey seems to want/ a tiny raincoat." Basho

Basho wrote a final poem on his own death: "Stricken while journeying/ my dreams still wander about/ but on withered fields."