Author Hiroaki Sato A half-circle, the soft moon, and it is midnight. Who is it that lives near a plum tree, in the small clean house? I see now: a scholar reading, still not going to bed, a dot of silvery light clear through the blinds. Tags Short Poems Rate this poem Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet Rate Log in or register to post comments