Haiku for the Harp

Song Index:

A stray cat Asleep on the roof In the spring rain

A flash of lighting! The sound of dew Dripping down the bamboo

Sacred music at night; Into the bonfires Flutter the tinted leaves

Being chased, The firefly Hides in the moon

Sweeping the garden, The snow is forgotten By the broom

Striking the fly, I hit also A flowering plant

The sparrow Are playing hide and seek Among the tea flowers

The old pond; A frog jumps in, The sound of water

After the moon-viewing, My shadow walking home Along with me

Even among insects, in this world, Some are good at singing, Some bad

Dance from one blade of grass To another, Pearls of dew

Distant lights; There they live This autumn night