371: Barn's burnt down

[exceptindreams]

"Barn's burnt down"
Mizuta Masahide

Barn's burnt down --
now I can see the moon.

Comments

[moombacorp]

haikus ftw

[ipsius]

Oh Asian poetry. ♥ This one is a bit less descriptive than I'm used to, but I like the metaphor.

[farm_cat]

Very Zen.

[sectionchild]

Who burned the barn?

[pacesetter]

what was the barn? :)

[sectionchild]

who's barn was it?

[pacesetter]

indeed. :)

[hardeep_star]

reminds me of this piece i once read on someone's profile (lol!):
"since my house burned down/ i now have a better view/ of the rising moon"

does anyone know who wrote it? :)

[iweardogpajamas]

same poem, just a different translation.