Saigyo Moon Poems
- 1. Unbroken Gloom.
times when unbroken
gloom is over all our world
over which still
sits the ever brilliant moon
... - 2. Limitations Gone
limitations gone
since my mind fixed on the moon
clarity and serenity
make something for which
... - 3. There's Not A Trace Of Cloud
There's not a trace of cloud
Now-and she
Is in my thoughts;
The moon and my heart
... - 4. Sunk In Melancholy
Sunk in melancholy, and
Gazing
Upon the moon: its hue:
Why is it so deeply
... - 5. The Monk Saigyo
Should I blame the moon
For bringing forth this sadness,
As if it pictured grief?
Lifting up my troubled face,
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