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