1.
The moon in the water
Turned a somersault
And floated away.
                        RYOTA
2
The moon swiftly fleeting,
Branches still holding
The rain-drops.
                        BASHO
3.
Spring rain:
Everything just grows
More beautiful.
                        CHIYO-NI                           
4.
Reflected in the eye
Of the dragon-fly
The distant hills.
                        ISSA
5.
At night, happiness;
In the day-time, quietness –
Spring rain.
                        CHORA
6.The first dream of the year –
I kept it a secret
And smiled to myself.
                        SHO-U                   
7.
Butterflies flit
That is all, amid the field
Of sunlight.
                        BASHO
8.
Slowly
Over cedars
Sunshine, showers
                        GYODAI

MOORE’S MELODIES

The Last Rose of Summer

Tis the last rose of summer
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone;

No flower of her kindred,
No rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes,
Or give sigh for sigh
            THOMAS MOORE 1805

LULLABY PLAQUE

Lullaby of Dreams

Rock me to sleep in a cradle of dreams;
Sing me a lullaby of dreams.
Tuck a cloud up under my chin.
Lord, blow the moon out, please.

GREEK EPIGRAM

See, how our lives like birds take wing,
Like sparks that fly when a fire soars,
To the shore of the god of evening.
                                    SOPHOCLES