According to tradition Ryōkan, the hermit zen monk was once visited by a thief. Ryōkan caught him in the act of stealing nothing much and gave him his clothes as a gift. When the thief left, Ryōkan sat naked and watched the moon. “Poor fellow. I wish I could have given him this beautiful moon.” this may have inspired the following haiku by him:
盗人に取り残されし窓の月ぬすっとに とりのこされし まどのつき
nusutto ni / torinokosareshi / mado no tsuki
The thief left it behind:
the moon
at my window
ansteall 