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A Verse To Lady Ishikawa

(Written by Prince Otsu, 663-87, Japan)

While I stood waiting for my dear

     I was wetted with dew

Dripping down from the mountain trees

     Yes, wetted with dew

(Lady Ishikawa’s Answer to the Above Poem)

Would that I could become

     The dewdrops of the mountain tree

Which grew you so wet

     Waiting for me

(translated by Miyamori Asataro)

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One Response to “A Verse To Lady Ishikawa”

  1. Aishah Says:
    September 18th, 2005 at 7:01 pm

    For those of you who somehow had some dirty things up in your mind after reading this…you’re actually kinda on the right track. This exchange of poems (esp. on Lady Ishikawa’s side) is in fact a very suggestive one. I had to read between the lines a couple of times before I realized this…but I will keep to my stand that this is purely Japanese Literature, and not offensive content.

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