Sublime

Other bushido values are sincerity, compassion, courtesy, and honesty.

Code of the Samurai,—the Art of Death which makes our soldiers exult in self-sacrifice;

In Japan, poems should not be tethered to the entanglement of a person’s ego. Humility, modesty, and a keen eye for small details in the natural environment are key attributes. As Basho said, “If you want to learn about the pine, then go to the pine, if you want to learn about the bamboo, then go to the bamboo. When you have become one with them, t