HAIKU

Old Man Sleeps

In my hidden house,
no teeth left in the mouth,
but good luck abounds

Kakurega ya
ha no nai kuchi de
fuku wa uchi

Kobayashi Issa

From "The Spring of my Life and Selected Haiku"
Translated by Sam Hamill
Shambala Centaur Editions

Blómvöndur

Örsmár geimur í blómvendi.
Fegurð fullkomnast í andartaki
og birtir svip eilífðar
í höndum mínum...fyrir þig.

Toshiki Toma

MIDARE GAMI (Tangled Hair)

To punish
Men for their endless sins,
God gave me
This fair skin,
This long black hair!

Yosano Akiko

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