| Buzzing and racing | |
| around the flame: which moth will -- | |
| be the first to burn? | |
| Twee motten zoemen | |
| om het hardst om de vlam: wie -- | schnell um die Flamme: wer wird -- |
| verbrandt er het eerst? | zuerst verbrennen? |
Amsterdam, 2025-02-11
Two moths (Kaikai) - 1868
Haiku by Kaikai (1795-1868), included in the 1986 collection "Japanese Death Poems", compiled by Yoel Hoffmann: "Futatsu kite / shi o arasou ya / hitorimushi" ("Round a flame / two tiger moths / race to die")
Collection: On the fly
Keywords: Life: course (on the way), Flying: butterfly / moth
Tribute to: Kaikai
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