yo o komete
mano kakiwaza no
kutabire ni
hi o fukiokoshi
cha o nomi ni keri
mano kakiwaza no
kutabire ni
hi o fukiokoshi
cha o nomi ni keri
crowding night
weary with the work
of writing things
blew the fire to life
and drank some tea
weary with the work
of writing things
blew the fire to life
and drank some tea
Tanka, by Masaoki Shiki
(1867 - 1902)
(1867 - 1902)
This poem made my morning, thank you.
ReplyDeleteI was struck by how my evening's experiences had already been experienced by Shiki, writing his tanka. Humanity is a small thing!
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Hobbes
I love your cat...it is so peacefull to see cats asleep...
ReplyDeleteHe's asleep on my lap at the moment, while I write this, making some sort of distant dream noises. :)
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Hobbes