Carpe Diem Time Travel #2 The Tale of Genji
The Tale of the Gengi -by Murasaki Shikibu
where the cicada casts her shell
in the shadows of the tree,
there is one whom I love well
though her heart is cold to me
(the “answer”):
amidst dark shadows of the tree,
cicada’s wing with dew is wet,
so in mine eyes unknown to thee,
spring sweet tears of fond regret
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Awesome set of tanka Dolores. Very nicely done.
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Thank you.
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