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Sunday, 10 August 2008

ono no kamachi

Sad -
the end that waits me -
To think at last
I'll be a mere haze
pale green over the fields.


trans by burton watson

; )

3 comments:

  1. These few lines accomplish a lot. In Arabic, this kind of wrting is called Sahl il mumtanaa.....ie, saying the most complex thing in the simplest manner. usually the hallmark of exceptionally talented writers.

    thanks for posting.

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  2. sometimes inspiration doesn't come out of the void!

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