Songs of a Cowherd
by Itō Sachio, translated by Shio Sakanishi
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Early Winter

Not a single fly in the house!
The winter, when we yearn
For a little warmth of the sun, has come.

The pistils of the white chrysanthemum have reddened;
Crickets no longer sing;
The morning with frost is still.