The temple bell stopsBut the sound keeps comingout of the flowers

この道や行く人なしに秋の暮れ

Poor boy - leavesmoon-viewingfor rice-grinding.

Skylark sings allday, and daynot long enough.

Year's end, allcorners of thisfloating world, swept.

Dying cricket -how full of life, his song.

Sick on a journey -over parched fieldsdreams wander on.

Loneliness -caged cricket dangling from the wall.

Year by year,the monkey's maskreveals the monkey.