asa goto ni
koe o osamuru
kaze no oto wa
yo o hete karuru
hito no kokoro ka
Each morning
The wind dies down
and the rustling leaves goes silent:
Was this the passion of all-night lovers
now talked out and parting?
~Saigyo~
from: Awesome Nightfall: The Life, TImes and Poetry of Saigyo by William R. LaFleur
