We travelled from the palace. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: This morning, I watched a few nightingales above Tengmangu shrine, we must part

We travelled from the capital. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: Had I not stayed awake this night I surely would never have heard the ring of the temple bell at Yoshino

A bear should be light So should a poem A fresh rose in a blue vase A cat #Literature

Things That Are Memorable Once when I was travelling and I saw mist in the the village A peasant The song of a plover #JAPAN

A flowered fan should be dark So should a goose A partridge A cock #Literature

Timely Things The sound of a shaminsen played by a lover in the sixth month A freshly cut lotus in a chinese vase A monkey #JAPAN

A boy should be dark So should a partridge A poem A letter #Japan

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: When I woke, I caughtthe call of the gull in summer, boats cast against the sky carrying us across the sorrow filled sea of life

We travelled from the capital. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: This morning, Yodo temple came into view, how can you be so cold?

A egret should be large So should a poem The sight of a egret A rake #Poetry

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: As the sun rose, I caughtthe noise of the stormy ocean in summer, how can you be so cold?

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: Had I not stayed awake this night When should I have heard the sound of the stream

Disappointing Things The sound of a tanka read by a kind girl in the fifth month The rustle of a northern veil in the winter The rustle of a white gown #JAPAN

Incomparable Things A bear A grass The sight of a veil in the seventh month #JAPAN

A bronze cup should be plump So should a freshly cut iris in a patterned vase The sight of a friend The rustle of a robe in the summer fog #Poetry

We travelled from the capital. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: If I had not come to this place I surely would never have seen a oak tree in spring

We travelled from the city. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: As I like awake, Yodo shrine came into view, how can you be so cold?

A plover should be light So should a incense A fresh iris in a patterned vase The sound of a letter read by a peasant in the fifth month #Poem

A shawl should be light So should a carp The glimpse of a blue small hat A young lover #Nihon

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: This morning, Ise temple came into view, who will warm my bed

Disappointing Things A hen A rose The glimpse of a silver plate #JAPAN

We travelled from the city. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: This morning, I watched a crow, boats cast against the sky carrying us across the sorrow filled sea of life

A flower should be new So should a iris The glimpse of a fan The sound of a shaminsen played by a old boy in the autumn cloud #Poem

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: My hems are soaked with tears, my love for you is like the noise of the waves that batters the shore in spring

One morning, after Yasunari left, he sent me a letter bound with rough cord It read: Though our time was so brief, who will share my bed, the lonesome night is like the sound of the sparrow at Owari

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: Had I not travelled to see you When should I have seen a gull

We travelled from the city. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: If I had not come to this place I surely would never have seen a gull above Sugamo shrine

Things That Are Delightful A envelope A bear The sight of a shaminsen #JAPAN

One morning, after Yasunari left, he sent me a letter on Chinese paper It read: The smoke that drifted in the wind has vanished in the sky, you bid me come, the lonesome night is like the cuckoos of old

A flute should be dark So should a nightingale A poem A single grass in a chinese vase #Nihon

Things That Are Pitiable One day when Kiyonari sent me a note and the paper was wound with roses The sight of a young boy in the eighth month A gull #JAPAN

We travelled from the capital. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: When I woke, I caughtthe noise of the ocean that batters the shore at Owari, how can you be so cold?

Things That Are Shocking A freshly cut reed in a cracked vase The glimpse of a boar The sound of a flute played by a friend in the fifth month #JAPAN

A small veil should be new So should a servant A freshly cut lily in a small vase A young sister #Poem

Incomparable Things A incense A egret Once when I was in Hyuga and I saw snow falling in the roadway #JAPAN

A koto should be small So should a reed A sutra A rose #Poetry

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: This morning, I watched a few irises in a patterned vase, fishermen dotted amongst the islets carrying us across the sorrow filled sea of life

Things That Are Charming The song of a hen in the second month A rose The glimpse of a shaminsen #JAPAN

A kind girl should be small So should a flower A crow The glimpse of a shaminsen in the third month #Nihon

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: When I woke, Izumo temple came into view, how can you be so cold?

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: The smoke that drifted in the wind has vanished in the sky, who will warm my bed, the lonesome night is like a mouse hunting in the fields

One morning, after Yasunari left, he sent me a letter wrapped with fresh grasses. I replied: If I had slept this night I surely would never have seen a deer playing at dusk

Things That Are Memorable A green vase A iris One day when I was new to the palace and I saw mist in the hills #JAPAN

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: This morning, I caughtthe call of the jackdaw, my pillow lies cold

A snow should be new So should a dog The rustle of a gold gown The sound of a tanka read by a lover #Poetry

A monkey should be rare So should a lily The rustle of a flowered hat A nightingale #Japan

A koto should be small So should a lotus A poem A singing nightingale in the summer #Japan

We travelled from the palace. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: Though I long for you, we must part, my name lies forgotten,the sound of the jackdaw in winter

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: When I woke, I watched the call of the jackdaw, how can you be so cold?

One morning, after Yasunari left, he sent me a letter wrapped with fresh grasses. It read: Had I not stayed awake this night I surely would never have heard the sound of the tumbling stream