suzushisa wa
mizu yori fukashi
aki no sora
Ah, for coolness,
it rivals the water's depth -
this autumn sky.
Hito wo yume to ya
omoishiruramu;
sumi suteshi,
sono wa kochou no
yadori nite
That man's life is but a dream -Poems by Monk Sogi (1401-1452)
is what we now come to know.
Its house abandoned,
the garden has become home
to butterflies.
Translation by Steven D. Carter
HT: Classical Japanese
Photo: The Intertwine
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