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another waka by Izumi Shikibu: ________________________ 暗より暗道にぞ入ぬべき遙に照せ山の葉の月 kurasa yori kuraki miti ni zo irinubeki Faruka ni terase yama no Fa no tuki From darkness On a shadowed path I must make my way; Let it faintly shine, The moon upon the mountain’s edge. [from SHŪISHŪ - SIS XX: 1342] ________________________

Kenneth Roxroth, author of ''Love Poems from the Japanese'', said that of all the poets from that era, Shikibu had the greatest connection to the Buddhist traditions and mentality.