Thursday, 18 August 2011

A love poem from the Japanese...

One for the elusive, tender, memories of a once exquisite love.

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From the beginning,
I knew meeting could only
End in parting, yet
I ignored the coming dawn,
And I gave myself to you.

~ Fujiwara no Teika

Extracted from Kenneth Rexroth book "Love Poems from the Japanese."

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