None is travelling <br />Here along this way but I, <br />This autumn evening. <br /> <br />The first day of the year: <br />thoughts come - and there is loneliness; <br />the autumn dusk is here. <br /> <br />An old pond <br />A frog jumps in - <br />Splash! <br /> <br />Lightening - <br />Heron's cry <br />Stabs the darkness <br /> <br />Clouds come from time to time - <br />and bring to men a chance to rest <br />from looking at the moon. <br /> <br />In the cicada's cry <br />There's no sign that can foretell <br />How soon it must die. <br /> <br />Poverty's child - <br />he starts to grind the rice, <br />and gazes at the moon. <br /> <br />Won't you come and see <br />loneliness? Just one leaf <br />from the kiri tree. <br /> <br />Temple bells die out. <br />The fragrant blossoms remain. <br />A perfect evening!<br /><br />Matsuo Basho<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/none-is-travelling/
