Saturday, December 24, 2011

Ki no Tsurayuki (872-945)

it is not a dewdrop it is only this old heart settling on a flower but now it quakes and trembles at each new breeze every hour

Friday, December 2, 2011

Iio Sogi (1421-1502)


Ah, for coolness,
it rivals the water's depth -
this autumn sky.


Its house abandoned,
the garden has become home
to butterflies.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Natsume Soseki (1867-1916)


on new years day
I long to meet my parents
as they were before my birth

soseki natsume

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Monday, September 12, 2011

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Nandai (d.1817)


since time began
the dead alone know peace
life is melting snow

Nandai

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Monday, July 11, 2011

Friday, July 8, 2011

Takai Kito (1741-1789)



"Marvelous!" I say,
as I watch, now this, now that --
and the springtime goes away.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Wednesday, June 1, 2011