The moon reflected,
flowers floating in the wind:
such are human lives.
De maan weerspiegeld,	Der Mond gespiegelt
een bloem zwevend in de wind:	eine verwehte Blume:
een mensenleven.	ein Menschenleben.

Poem H5249
Amsterdam, 2025-02-11
I was born into this world (Gizan Zenrai) - 1878
Poem by the Zen-monk Gizan Zenrai (1801-1878), included in the 1986 collection "Japanese Death Poems", compiled by Yoel Hoffmann: I was born into this world / I leave it at my death. / Into a thousand towns / My legs have carried me, / And countless homes - / What are all these? / A moon reflected in the water / A flower floating in the sky / Ho!
Collection: Thinkles Lusionless
Keyword: Life: course (overview) 
Tribute to: Gizan, Zenrai