good night

Man is like unto a breath; his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

Psalms, 144:4

хайку. Кобаяши Исса. Kobayashi Issa 1816

.我国は猿も祈とうをしたりけり
waga kuni wa saru mo kitô wo shitari keri

in my province
even trained monkeys
offer prayers!


translated by David Lanoue

в наших местах
молятся
даже цирковые макаки