On This Bit of Soiled Sadness…

Translated from the Japanese

On this bit of soiled sadness
The flurries fall again today
Through this bit of soiled sadness
The wind blows again today

This bit of soiled sadness
Not unlike a foxling’s fur
This bit of soiled sadness
Catches snow, huddles and curls

This bit of soiled sadness
Has neither wishes nor desire
This bit of soiled sadness
Dreams of death in languor

This bit of soiled sadness
Tragic, it strikes me with fright
This bit of soiled sadness
Helpless, enveloped by night ...
 

Source: Poetry (June 2025)