Japanese Night Song

The shadow of a heron’s wing is on the water

And the pines have drawn slim fingers across the moon

Hush, breathe lightly, wind in the plum tree

Scatter your dreams like petals over her heart

And he acts as though it doesn’t matter

As the wind blows the tips of trees across the sky

But, take care, tree in the ground

Nature put you here and here you will stay

The darkness of the sky of which stars appear

That only happen in the night with quarterly moons

Bush animals search, breeze blown through

Place their hearts around yours, for the sun will come

Things are everywhere with emptiness nowhere

Realistic thoughts blown free

But time won’t wait with moods changing often

Scatter your dreams like petals over her heart