On ice.
筆濯ぐ應擧が鉢に氷哉
fude susugu
ōkyo ga hachi ni
kōri kana |
Rinsing his brush
Ōkyo finds in his bowl
Ice has formed! |
On ice: a poem from a cold night.
瓶わるゝ夜の氷のねざめ哉
kame waruru
yo no kōri no
nezame kana |
A pot cracks
In the night as ice fills it-
Starting me awake. |
(1686-87)
'Simply moving and elegant'