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Sunday 24 September 2023

Coarse the rush-mat roof - Tenchi Tenno

Coarse the rush-mat roof
Sheltering the harvest-hut

Of the autumn rice-field;
And my sleeves are growing wet
With the moisture dripping through.
Tenchi Tenno (628 - 681) Japan
Translated by Clay MacCauley
Posted by Bruce-the-Sheep at 14:04

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