Age

Year after year
On the monkey's face,
A monkey's mask.
Haiku by Matuo Basho

Comments

Swami Antar Anveshi said…
I should admit that your interpretation of the meaning is much deeper than the meaning I read in the book from where I quoted this. Haiku can have different meanings for different readings by the same person too. I'm unable to put my feelings into words when I read this.