सोमवार, 27 दिसंबर 2010

If your hermitage is deep





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If your hermitage is deep in the mountains
surely the moon, flowers, and maple trees [momji]
will become your friends.
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Men of the world passing this way are few,
Dense grass conceals the door
All night in silence, a few woodchips burn slowly,
As I read the poems of the ancients.
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~ Ryokan
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