Although The Wind Poem by Izumi Shikibu

Although The Wind

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

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Fabrizio Frosini 24 June 2016

another waka by Izumi Shikibu: 岩つゝじをりもてぞ見るせこが着し紅ぞめの色に似たれば Azaleas ’twixt the rocks: Plucked, held and gazed upon; My darling wore Dark crimson Colours, such as these. Izumi Shikibu 和泉式部

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