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Baka Gaijin Grand Master

Baka Gaijin

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Summer grass
all that remains
of a Warrior’s dream

 

夏草や　兵どもが　夢の跡

 

Natsukusa ya/ Tsuwamonodomo ga/ Yume no ato

 

Matsuo Bashō, (松尾 芭蕉, 1644 – November 28, 1694)

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Curran Grand Master

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22 hours ago, Baka Gaijin said:

Summer grass
all that remains
of a Warrior’s dream

 

夏草や　兵どもが　夢の跡

 

It has been a while since I heard anyone cite that.

   I have one of these Musashino Memento Mori tsuba, probably a product of the Otsuki school. For the longest time, I didn't like this theme. Then I hit a certain age, call it the Point of No Return, and did like the theme as a reminder to worry less and enjoy more. I have that poem inside the hako for the tsuba.

 

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