Enzo 92

Not knowing
it's a tub they're in
The fish cooling at the gate

Issa

This seemed to me to wonderfully encapsulate the human condition.

Enzo 89

Children imitating cormorants
are even more wonderful
than cormorants.


Translated by Robert Hass

by Kobayashi Issa

Enzo 81

Even with insects -
Some can sing
Some can't

Issa

Enzo 78

O snail
Climb Mount Fuji
But slowly slowly!

Issa