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lecturi/ citat(e) – 97

the tales of ise

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Unheard of, even in the age
of the raging gods—
the Tatsuta River
dyeing its own waters
autumnal reds.

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Which did you think
you would have to mourn first—
cherry blossoms or the one
whose life was even shorter
than the petals’?

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