The sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white. - Matsuo Basho

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Tim Duncan's foot issue, I think, is a major factor in this year's playoffs. That's not the kind of injury that gets better over time playing NBA basketball.

Matsuo Basho

The sea darkens And a wild duck s call Is faintly white.

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How I long to see among dawn flowers, the face of God.

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A weathered skeleton in windy fields of memory, piercing like a knife.

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