The autumn leaves shall cover their faces
The winter snow shall cover their bodies
The spring flowers shall grow where they died
By summer there will be only grass.
Based on a Bashō haiku I have always found moving
natsukusa yatsuwamonodomo gayume no ato
Summer grasses Nothing else remains Of warriors’ dreams
Warriors
The autumn leaves shall cover their faces
The winter snow shall cover their bodies
The spring flowers shall grow where they died
By summer there will be only grass.
Based on a Bashō haiku I have always found moving
natsukusa ya
tsuwamonodomo ga
yume no ato
Summer grasses
Nothing else remains
Of warriors’ dreams