From time to time
The clouds give rest
To the moon-beholders.

- Matsuo Bashō

Don’t weep, insects –
Lovers, stars themselves,
Must part.

- Kobayashi Issa

An old silent pond...
A frog jumps into the pond,
splash! Silence again.

- Matsuo Bashō

I kill an ant
and realize my three children
have been watching.

- Kato Shuson

The lamp once out
Cool stars enter
The window frame.

- Natsume Soseki

First day of Spring-
I keep thinking about-
the end of Autumn.

Matsuo Basho

My grumbling wife -
if only she were here!
this moon tonight...

Issa