Japanese poetry of the day
Here are three poems written by the Japanese poetess Ono no Komachi who lived around 825-900 AD.
Did he appear,
because I fell asleep
thinking of him?
If only I'd known I was dreaming
I'd never have wakened.
* * * * *
Now that I am entering
The winter of life,
Your ardour has faded
Like foliage ravaged
By late autumn rains.
* * * * *
Sad -
the end that waits me -
To think at last
I'll be a mere haze
Pale green over the fields.
2 Comments:
They are lovely - but sad.
I like that first one.
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