the rough sea
flowing toward Sado Isle
the River of Heaven
© Basho

taunted by the storm
strong undertow is man’s device
seeking to be free
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Painting credit: Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky ( 29 July 1817 – 2 May 1900) was a Russian Romantic painter. He is considered one of the greatest marine artists in history. Born into an Armenian family in the Black Sea port of Feodosia and was mostly based in his native Crimea.