To the guests that must go bidGod's speed and brush away all tracesof their steps.Take to your bosom with a…
No, my friends, I shall never be anascetic, whatever you may say.I shall never be and ascetic if shedoes not…
An unbelieving smile flits on youreyes when I come to you to take myleave.I have done it so often that…
I was walking by the road, I do notknow why, when the noonday was pastand bamboo branches rustled in thewind.The…
Come as you are; do not loiter overyour toilet.If your braided hair has loosened ifthe parting of your hair be…
Over the green and yellow rice-fieldssweep the shadows of the autumnclouds followed by the swift-chasingsun.The bees forget to sip their…
The fair was on before the temple.It had rained from the early morningand the day came to its end.Brighter than…
I often wonder where lie hiddenthe boundaries of recognition betweenman and the beast whose heart knowsno spoken language.Through what primal…
I hunt for the golden stag.You may smile, my friends, but Ipursue the vision that eludes me.I run across hills…
Peace, my heart, let the time forthe parting be sweet.Let it not be a death but completeness.Let love melt into…