Without End Poem by Ono no Komachi

_______________________ Ono no Komachi, aside from Murasaki Shikibu (*) , was the most famous poetess, in Japanese history. (*) : Murasaki Shikibu, who lived c.100 years later (978? -1015?) , was the author of ''The Tale of Genji'' (''the Shining Prince'') , the first great novel in world literature. _______________________

Another of her waka - and one of her more passionate poems.. 人にあはむつきのなきには思ひおきて胸走り火に心焼けをり I’d meet him tonight But there’s no moon, no path. My yearning for him, Smoldering ember in my breast, Burns my heart to ash! [ 小野小町 - Ono no Komachi ]