Poem
Jūkichi Yagi
CRICKETS
Crickets are singing.They’re singing as if to say,
“If I don’t sing now it’ll be too late.”
Naturally
that makes me cry.
© Translation: 2008, William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura
CRICKETS
From: Kanashiki Shinto (Poor Believers)
Publisher: Nogikusha, Tokyo
Publisher: Nogikusha, Tokyo
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CRICKETS
Crickets are singing.They’re singing as if to say,
“If I don’t sing now it’ll be too late.”
Naturally
that makes me cry.
© 2008, William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura
From: Kanashiki Shinto (Poor Believers)
From: Kanashiki Shinto (Poor Believers)
CRICKETS
Crickets are singing.They’re singing as if to say,
“If I don’t sing now it’ll be too late.”
Naturally
that makes me cry.
© 2008, William I. Elliott and Kazuo Kawamura
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