I cannot say
by Izumi ShikibuEnglish version by Jane Hirshfield
Original Language Japanese
I cannot say
which is which:
the glowing
plum blossom is
the spring night's moon.
-- from Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women, Edited by Jane Hirshfield |
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