Thursday, May 16, 2013

although




Although the wind
blows terribly here,
the moonlight also leaks
between the roof planks
of this ruined house.

— Izumi Shikibu (Japan, 974?-1034?)

[translated by Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani]


2 comments:

  1. is it simply that this is the way? such grace amidst such other and yet sometimes it is the grace that hurts the most.

    xo
    erin

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  2. For me, I will gladly accept them both. :)

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