Reflection 8

Chiyo-ni (1703 – 1775)

a hundred gourds
from the heart
of one vine

***

anyway
leave it to the wind –
dry pampas grass

***

clear water
no front
no back

 

From: The Poetry of Chiyo-ni
Translated by Patricia Donegan and Yoshie Ishibashi
Tuttle Publishing: 2025

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