Fifteen Poets of Modern Japan
translated by Glenn Arthur Hughes and Yowan T. Iwazaki
Poem by Isamu Yoshii
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Isamu Yoshii

1

I gaze into the wine
And perceive that its melancholy color
Is reflected
From my soul.

2

I have broken all five commandments,
But my tears flow
Because the autumn has come.