a haiku

Factorial

My favorite haiku is by Ryōkan, a buddhist monk. It goes:

The thief
left it behind:
the moon in my window.

Japanese:
ぬす人に
取り残されし
窓の月。

ぬすひとに
とりのこされし
まどのつき。

nusutto ni
torinokosareshi
mado no tsuki.

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