Word and Image
Nov. 7th, 2008 08:25 amThen from the mountains
where the great lord
a god aloof,
is pleased to wander,
a wind comes blowing,
and as I stand alone,
morning and night,
it turns back my sleeve
and I think how auspicious
is that one word "back"!
Prince Ikusa
The Collection of Myriad Leaves
18th century Japan