Dogs shall keep barking;
Still, never let them vex you;
It's your life, for sure.
Lighting one candle
with another candle--
spring evening.
Translated by Robert Hass
Whitecaps on the bay:
A broken signboard banging
In the April wind.
Orange blooms at dusk
goblins in the pumpkin patch
rich fall's come again
ghosts haunt dark cool nights
scarecrows wave in harvest fields
sad trees weep colors
devils on doorsteps
trick or treat candy cane lane
......
I want to sleep
Swat the flies
Softly, please.
Dogs shall keep barking;
Still, never let them vex you;
It's your life, for sure.
The more you envy,
The better will I become,
It sounds strange although.
creamiest bouquet
white daisies touched by red sun
in aged day's glow
marvelous mauve walls
tell stories of sun's passing
birds whistle blithely
glass lake reveals moon
that's peeping at the window
......
powder puff clouds laze
o'er fields of hued floral flame
mellow sun glimpses
magenta magic
recently escaped eve's skies
darkening to plum
crows caw on the wing
as pink sun turns red-orange
day goes up in flames
mango berry crush
mahogany shadows move
......