きょうなつかしや

きょうにても
きょうなつかしや
ほととぎす

Kyo nite mo
kyo natsukashi ya
hototogisu

Ah bird --
In Kyoto
Pining for Kyoto
(Basho)

Alone with my thoughts this morning ... melancholy. Sitting at my low table I watch young deer wandering in my backyard as the sun rises. Unlike Basho, I watch the deer and, not in Kyoto, I pine for Kyoto ... what else to do?