Haiku

By Mizuta Masahide

My storehouse burnt down,
There is nothing to obstruct
The moon-view.
(trans. Blyth)

Now that my storehouse
has burned down, nothing
conceals the moon.
(trans. Yoel Hoffmann)

Comments : This article in the Indian Express supplement today quoted the haiku above. I loved the attitude displayed in the haiku and decided to run it on the blog.