Nothing is as alluring as solitude

A Personalized Reading of Basho’s Journey - the narrow road to the deep Southwest. The literary prose of Matsuo Basho translated by David Landis Barnhill introduction His mother had died the previous year Oku no hosomichi mid autumn scenic spots Vermont Grand Canyon home town bat sand fleas oku sabi wabi “nothing is as alluring as solitude” the narrow road to the deep north haiku poetry travel Omaha