A nightingale's song

by Ryokan

English version by John Stevens
Original Language Japanese

A nightingale's song
Brings me out of a dream:
The morning glows.

-- from Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf: Zen Poems of Ryokan, Translated by John Stevens

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