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First winter rain

First winter rain—
even the monkey
   seems to want a raincoat.


Translated by Robert Hass

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  • philophant
    December 12, 2003
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    This man inspires me. I love the brevity, the profound irony of his short statements. Thank you for posting this on oldpoetry.