If they were born at the age of twitter, their little gems would have had the perfect size, but probably forgotten with the blink of a click…
一家に
遊女もねたり
萩と月
hitotsuya ni
yûjo mo netari
hagi to tsuki
Under the same roof
Prostitutes were sleeping—
The moon and clover
Matsuo Bashô (1644 – 1694)
さびしさの
うれしくもあり
秋の暮れ
Sabishisa no
ureshiku mo ari
aki no kure
An autumn eve;
There is joy too,
In loneliness
Yosa Buson (1716 – 1784)
世の中は
地獄の上の
花見かな
Yo no naka wa
Jigoku no ue no
Hanami kana
In this world
We walk on the roof of hell
Gazing at flowers
Kobayashi Issa (1763 – 1828)
御佛に
尻むけ居れ
ば月涼し
mihotoke ni
shirimuke oreba
tsuki suzushi
I turn my back
on Buddha and face
the cool moon
Masaoka Shiki (1867 – 1902)
Nowhereville 