New Year's greetings
with a plum branch
in hand
the sky draws near
such a bright sunrise
New Year's Day
New Year's Day
has come —
quiet streets
The year begins
on New Year's day
our life is Now
the stars vanished
and then —
five-colored New Year's mist
Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902) Japan
Translated by Tanaka Kimiyo © Copyright
Source: Tanaka Kimiyo's Masaoka Shiki website (site is no longer live, but available on the Wayback machine)
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