"The summer grasses: / of mighty warlords' visions / all that they have left." / [Basho]
"On my travels, stricken-- / my dreams over the dry land / go on roving." / [Basho]
"Ancient pond / Frog leaps / Splash!" / [Basho]
"Over the wintry / forest, winds howl in rage / with no leaves to blow." / [Soseki]
"A sudden shower falls - / and naked I am riding / on a naked horse!" / [Issa]
"Green frog / is your body also / freshly painted?" / [Akutagawa]
"Spring water in the green creek is clear / Moonlight on Cold Mountain is white / Silent knowledge - the spirit is enlightened of itself / Contemplate the void: this world exceeds stillness." [Han Shan]
"In my first thirty years of life / I roamed hundreds and thousands of miles. / Walked by rivers through deep green grass / Entered cities of boiling red dust. / Tried drugs, but couldn't make Immortal; / Read books and wrote poems on history. / Today I'm back at Cold Mountain: / I'll sleep by the creek and purify my ears." [Han Shan]
"Once at Cold Mountain, troubles cease - / No more tangled, hung up mind. / I idly scribble poems on the rock cliff, / Taking whatever comes, like a drifting boat." [Han Shan]
"On top of Cold Mountain the lone round moon / Lights the whole clear cloudless sky. / Honor this priceless natural treasure / Concealed in five shadows, sunk deep in the flesh." [Han Shan]