Lady Daibu's "Flowers"

(idea) by sensei Thu Jul 06 2000 at 14:12:28
haya nioe
kokoro o wakete
yomosugura
tsuki o miru ni mo
hana o shi zo omou

"Come quickly into bloom!"
I urge, as with divided thoughts
I gaze upon the moon,
while all night through
it is the flowers which fill my mind.

Lady Daibu, Heian era, Japan

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