Poems | Wabi-Sabi/Zen Terms | Kigo | Additional Nature Terms |
Nothing in the cry of cicadas suggests they are about to die. —Basho ( | “About to die” | Cicada [summer] |
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What shall remain as my legacy? The spring flowers, the cuckoo in summer, the autumn leaves. —Ryokan ( | “What shall remain as my legacy” | Spring; cuckoo; summer; autumn | Flowers; leaves |
The snow of yesterday that fell like cherry blossoms is water once again. —Gozan ( | [Implicit concepts of circular existence and transience] | Cherry blossoms; “snow of yesterday” [spring] | Water |