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Thursday, 3 November 2011

The hue of the cherry








Ono no Komachi: The hue of the cherry (9th C. CE)




The hue of the cherry
fades too quickly from sight
all for nothing
this body of mine grows old --
spring rain ceaselessly falling.
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