Plovers cry
along the Kamo riverbank
the moon is high—
settling on my sleeves in the deep of night
the year's first frost.
 
千どり鳴
かも川堤
月更て
そでにおぼゆる
夜半の初霜
 
Chidori naku
Kamogawazutsumi
tsuki fuke te
sode ni oboyuru
yowa no hatsushimo.
 
Otagaki Rengetsu (1791-1875) and 
Kuroda Koryo (1823-1895)
Dish
Diam. 13.6 cm (5 1/4 in.)
Height 3.9 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Wooden box