The sounds of the shakuhachi are said to be like the freedom of wind, the fluidity of water, the intensity of fire and the subtlety of flowers and plants.
As a young man
I played bamboo flutes
that were made in southern India
But then I heard a shakuhachi
loud and clear as a morning bell
And my soul would not rest
until I learned.
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