On This Bit of Soiled Sadness…
Translated By Jeffrey Angles
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 ...
Notes:
Read the translator’s note by Jeffrey Angles.
Source: Poetry (June 2025)