dedicated to the moon
I rise
without a decent alibi

tsuki ni sasagu  tashika na aribai naku mezame

月に捧ぐ　確かなアリバイなく目覚め

Noon: Journal of the Short Poem, vol. 1, (Philip Rowland, ed., Tokyo: 2004)

[translated into Japanese by Itō Yūki]
日本語訳：伊東裕起