ask 'em

The winds that blows -
ask them, which leaf on the tree
will be next to go.
-Kyoshi Takahama

the Galaxy

A lovely thing to see:
through the paper window's hole,
the Galaxy.
-Issa Kobayashi

cherries

In my old home
which I forsook, the cherries
are in bloom.
-Issa Kobayashi

snowflakes

No sky
no earth - but still
snowflakes fall
-Hashin

flowers & dreams

Covered with the flowers,
Instantly I'd like to die
In this dream of ours!
-Etsujin