The temple bell...

Japan's Gift to Central Park, 1912
Japan's Gift to Central Park, 1912
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The temple bell...

The temple bell -
Is it Ueno, is it Akakusa?

How many, many things
They call to mind
These cheery-blossoms!

Very brief -
Gleam of blossoms in the treetops
On a moonlit night.  

A lovely spring night
suddenly vanished while we
Viewed cherry blossoms.

Basho Matsuo (1644-1694)