Poem 79 from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
akikaze ni
tanabiku kumo no
taema yori
moreizuru tsuki no
kage no sayakesa
How bright and clear
the light of the moon
breaking through
a rift in the clouds stretched
thin by the autumn wind.
-- Master of the Left Capital Akisuke
The Annotated Bushido is a companion site of the Jlit website. The complete text of this iconic study of Japanese ethics is provided online, along with extensive notes and careful indications of textual differences between the 1900 and 1905 editions.