Thursday, September 4, 2014

"The Cuckoo Sings" A Haiku by Mukai Kyorai (1651-1704)



Carolina Cuckoo illus. by Mark Catesby

The cuckoo sings
at right angles
to the lark

-Mukai Kyorai
(1651-1704)

Translated by Burton Watson

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