Free of all things...

White butterfly
darting among pinks -
whose spirit?

Shiki
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Quietening the mind
Deep in the forest
Water drips.
Hosha

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In the midst of the plain
Sings the skylark
Free of all things...

Basho

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"Life?
Butterfly on a swaying grass
That's all...but exquisite."

Nishiyama Soin (1605-1682