Nov 01

[Although the wind…] (Shikibu)

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by Izumi Shikibu, (c. 976-????)

Although the wind
blows terribly here,
the moonlight also leaks
between the roof planks
of this ruined house.
(trans. Jane Hirsfield & Mariko Aratani)

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