Akiko Yosano Poems

Left on the beach
Full of water
A worn out boat
Reflects the white sky --
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I am sick today,
sick in my body,
eyes wide open, silent,
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Not speaking of the way,
Not thinking of what comes after,
Not questioning name or fame,
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O my young brother, I cry for you
Don't you understand you must not die!
You who were born the last of all
Command a special store of parents' love
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I can give myself to her
In her dreams
Whispering her own poems
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This autumn will end.
Nothing can last forever.
Fate controls our lives.
Fondle my breasts
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Press my breasts,
Part the veil of mystery,
A flower blooms there,
Crimson and fragrant.
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Blach hair
Tangled in a thousand strands.
Tangled my hair and
Tangled my tangled memories
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My lovely two-year-old Auguste,
I write this down for you:
Today, for the first time,
you struck your mother on the cheek.
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May is a fancy month, a flower month,
The month of buds, the month of scents, the month of colors,
The month of poplars, marrons, plantanes,
Azaleas, tree peonies, wisteria, redbud,
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