In this world ...
by Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828)
In this world
we walk on the roof of hell,
gazing at flowers.
translated by Robert Hass
"Medea in Athens"
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The poem of the week Medea in Athens.
The complete poem may be found here. And judging from what I have read,
this is one neglected Victorian poet to whom...
40 minutes ago
3 comments:
I guess this is one of those Haiku things, which don't much interest me, but this one is clever. I'm so glad you're back to find these things.
I guess this is one of those Haiku things, which don't much interest me, but this one is clever.
Must agree with both parts of your comment, even though I've written my share of terrible haiku.
Issa has written another (to my mind) fascinating one:
A drop of dew
And even in that dewdrop
Altercation
I'm so glad you're back to find these things.
Now all we have to do is get the blogueuse of the late lamented Gospel Minefield back into action ...
That last thing probably isn't going to happen. But it's all right to pray that it will.
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