京にても (kyou nitemo)
from A Haiku by Matsuo Bashô
京なつかしや (kyou natsukashi ya)
時鳥 (hototogisu)
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Translation from Robert Hass
Even in Kyōto—
hearing the cuckoo’s cry—
I long for Kyōto
Sunday Sentence: The sentence(s) that touched me this week, out of context and without commentary. Inspired by David Abrams at The Quivering Pen.