the skylark singing.
Translated by Robert Hass
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The butterfly is perfuming
Of the orchid.
Kori nigaku enso ga nodo o uruoseri
Just enough to wet the throatOf a sewer rat.
The summer grasses
Of brave soldiers dreams
As they begin to rise again
After the flooding rain
Coolness of the melons
in the morning dew.Translated by Robert Hass
Sleep on horseback,
Steam of roasting tea.