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Tuesday, 19 November 2013

The day breaks quietly - Ryokan

Morning — cutting firewood, filling my jug
with pure water, gathering wild grasses,
while a cool Autumn rain gently falls.

Ryokan (1758 - 1831) Japan
Source: A Poem a Day

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