This world of men by Ki no Tsurayuki

This world of men 
by Ki no Tsurayuki


This world of men
Is a hard place, is it not?
Folk's words
Saying this and that
Spread rumours, causing pain.


I like the simplicity of these poems. A link to read more about the poet is here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_no_Tsurayuki