Take some time today with Ryokan:
In the distance
frogs croak in the mountain rice fields,
The evening's single song.
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Unable to sleep,
I hear the voice of a young deer
Rising from a mountain ridge.
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The branches that will be used for this
autumn's firewood are still blooming.
Please gather some summer grasses, wet with dew,
and come visit me.
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Not much to offer you—
just a lotus flower floating
In a small jar of water.
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In the pond near my hut
the lotus flowers, covered with dew,
Bloom in a row.
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The willows are in full bloom!
I want to pile up the blossoms
Like mountain snow.
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Medusa