i watch over

Sleeplessly

I watch over

the spring night –

but no amount of guarding

is enough to make it stay

~Izumi Shikibu*

*cited in:

The Ink Dark Moon

Trans: Jane Hirshfield with Mariko Aratani

4 thoughts on “i watch over”

B i r g i t t a says:

September 23, 2013 at 5:45 pm

Reblogged this on Street Photography by women.

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1. brenda says:
  
  November 17, 2013 at 6:23 pm
  
  thank you Birgitta
  
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swarna shanmugalingam says:

November 17, 2013 at 2:40 pm

Reblogged this on sueshan123.

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1. brenda says:
  
  November 17, 2013 at 6:23 pm
  
  thank you Swarna
  
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