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Koishinaba
ta ga na wa tataji
yo no naka no
tsune naki mono to
ii wa nasu to mo

If I die of a broken heart,
no other name than yours
will be raised in blame,
but no doubt you’ll just say,
“That’s life: nothing lasts forever.”
— KIYOWARA NO FUKAYABU
(early 10th century)

9 Calligraphy by Hon’ami Ko¯etsu (1558 – 1637) designing nature
poem by Kiyowara no Fukayabu with
design of wisteria, early 17th century

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