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Poem 91 from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets

 

   kirigirisu

naku ya shimoyo no

   samushiro ni

koromo katashiki

hitori ka mo nemu

 

   With crickets

chirping in the frosty night,

   must I sleep alone

on this cold straw mat and

a single outspread sleeve?

-- The Go-Kyōgoku Regent and Former Chancellor