秋の山盗人道といふ鞍部

Splits the fall mountains
twisting valley’s darkened path
called “the thieves’ road”.






あき の やま　ぬすびと みち と いふ　あんぶ

*In Japanese, “anbu” may refer either to a space between mountains (鞍部) or the dark side of something (暗部). Here, the author has constructed a context in which the word straddles both meanings.

尾池和夫（おいけかずお）