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A haiku by Basho:

MOONLIT PLUM TREE - WAIT, SPRING WILL COME.

In a very indirect way, in a very delicate way, Basho says, "Moonlit plum tree..." Don't be in a hurry, "Wait, spring will come." It is metaphoric. It is about you, not about the plum tree. Just wait, everybody has his own spring. If you rightly wait, the spring can come right now. It depends on the depth of your waiting.

Another haiku by Basho:

DYING CRICKET - HOW FULL OF LIFE, HIS SONG.

The cricket is dying, but is still singing....

DYING CRICKET - HOW FULL OF LIFE, HIS SONG.

This should be the situation of every alert and aware person. Even dying full of life, full of song - and then there is no death.