Two Haiku by Masaoka Shiki, translator Victoria Stoilova (March 2026)

 

Two Haiku by Masaoka Shiki

1.
⾏く   我    に|とゞまる 汝    に|秋   ⼆つ
Yuku ware ni|todomaru nare ni|aki futatsu
 
To me, the one departing
To you, the one remaining—
Our own, separate autumns.
 
2.
呉⽵         の |奥   に⾳  ある|あられ哉
kuretake no |oku ni oto aru  |arare    kana
 
Dark bamboo—
From deep within, sounds,
Hail

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