静寂
Seijaku
Savoring silence.
- 161 閑さや岩にしみ入る蝉の声 Such stillness — the cicadas' cry sinks into the rocks.
- 160 古池や蛙飛び込む水の音 Old pond — a frog leaps in, sound of water.
- 137 明鏡止水 Clear mirror, still water.
- 211 名月や池をめぐりて夜もすがら Harvest moon — all night long I paced around the pond.
- 167 春の海ひねもすのたりのたりかな The spring sea — all day long it swells and gently swells.
- 227 朝顔や一輪深き淵の色 A morning glory — one single bloom, the blue of a deep abyss.
- 212 山路来て何やらゆかしすみれ草 Mountain path — something quietly moving: a wild violet.
- 230 いくたびも雪の深さを尋ねけり Again and again I ask: the snow, how deep is it now?
- 058 口は災いの元 The mouth is the source of misfortune.
- 107 物言えば唇寒し秋の風 As soon as words are spoken, the lips feel cold — autumn wind.