dem Kakipflücker
klappern die kahlen Klöten
im kalten Herbstwind

Ryokan (1758-1831)

the persimmon picker’s
testicles look frozen
in the autumn wind

(Kazuaki Tanahashi: Sky Above, Great Wind.
The Life and Poetry of Zen Master
Ryokan. Boston/ London:
Shambhala 2012. 180.)