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Saturday, 11 July 2015

Everything must end - Fujiwara no Ietaka

Everything must end.
Thus the day tries to begin
with the morning bell.
But the long night remains,
empty moon still in the sky.

Fujiwara no Ietaka (1158 – 1237) Japan
Translated by Sam Hamill

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