From between the breaks
in the clouds that trail
on the autumn wind
leaks through the moon-
light's clear brightness
The Full Hunter's Moon marks the time after the harvest
when deer are more likely to wander out in the open
to glean in the empty fields or eat the windfall fruit in the orchards,
making them an easy target for hunters.
Waterfowl and wild turkey are also hunted in the fields
and marshlands at this time of the year.
when deer are more likely to wander out in the open
to glean in the empty fields or eat the windfall fruit in the orchards,
making them an easy target for hunters.
Waterfowl and wild turkey are also hunted in the fields
and marshlands at this time of the year.
"The Autumn Moon"
Fujiwara no Akisuke
(1090-1155)
Translated from Japanese by
Joshua S. Mostow
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