November 08^th, 2026

Autumn after autumn,
The moonlight comes and goes;
Human beings will gaze upon it for eternity.

The sermons of Buddha,
The preaching of Eno,
Surely occurred under the same kind of moon.

I contemplate the moon through the night
As the stream settles, and white dew descends.
Which wayfarer will bask in the moonlight longest?
Whose home will drink up the most moonbeams?

Ryokan (1758-1831)