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[karadin.livejournal.com]

Then 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

Comments

[spikeyboots.livejournal.com]

He looks so young, and sweet! All that blue sky. ;)