事実ではあるが真実ではない
jijitsu-dewa aru-ga shinjitsu-dewa nai
"It is a fact but not a Truth"
He often said this of haiku he was asked to comment on.
Don't make haiku that read like a news report.
It is not enough just to state a scene.
It must be done in such a way that it illuminates a fundamental Truth
at the same time.
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