Upon the path of dreams
My feet don't rest,
Constantly trailing to you, yet
In reality, a single glimpse:
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another waka by Ono no Komachi, about dreams and juxtaposition of dreams and reality: 思ひつつ寝ればや人の見えつらむ夢と知りせばさめざらましを As I yearned for him I closed my eyes and there he was! Standing before me, If I’d known it was a dream I wouldn't have awoken..
Though I go to you ceaselessly along dream paths, the sum of those trysts is less than a single glimpse granted in the waking world.