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· Apr 11
After washing and dressing,
she leans alone by the river tower,
a thousand sails pass by, but none are his.
Wen Tingyun | Zhang Daqian
Excerpt from "Dreaming of the South", translation: Witter Bynner
#poetry #China #TangDynasty
she leans alone by the river tower,
a thousand sails pass by, but none are his.
Wen Tingyun | Zhang Daqian
Excerpt from "Dreaming of the South", translation: Witter Bynner
#poetry #China #TangDynasty
March 16, 2025 at 9:56 PM
After washing and dressing,
she leans alone by the river tower,
a thousand sails pass by, but none are his.
Wen Tingyun | Zhang Daqian
Excerpt from "Dreaming of the South", translation: Witter Bynner
#poetry #China #TangDynasty
she leans alone by the river tower,
a thousand sails pass by, but none are his.
Wen Tingyun | Zhang Daqian
Excerpt from "Dreaming of the South", translation: Witter Bynner
#poetry #China #TangDynasty
March 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The snake and I
Live together in harmony
In the light of the moon
Kobayashi Issa | Dang Hiep
Translation: Robert Hass
#haiku #Japan #LunarNewYear
Live together in harmony
In the light of the moon
Kobayashi Issa | Dang Hiep
Translation: Robert Hass
#haiku #Japan #LunarNewYear
February 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The snake and I
Live together in harmony
In the light of the moon
Kobayashi Issa | Dang Hiep
Translation: Robert Hass
#haiku #Japan #LunarNewYear
Live together in harmony
In the light of the moon
Kobayashi Issa | Dang Hiep
Translation: Robert Hass
#haiku #Japan #LunarNewYear
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I closed my eyes
And my father died
He could not wait
Any longer
And my father died
He could not wait
Any longer
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I closed my eyes
And my father died
He could not wait
Any longer
And my father died
He could not wait
Any longer
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January 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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January 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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the police officer
questions the autistic child
and receives back
scribbles that mean nothing
in this world of ours
by M. Kei
#5lines #tankapoem #tanka
#TankaThursday police
#disability
questions the autistic child
and receives back
scribbles that mean nothing
in this world of ours
by M. Kei
#5lines #tankapoem #tanka
#TankaThursday police
#disability
January 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
the police officer
questions the autistic child
and receives back
scribbles that mean nothing
in this world of ours
by M. Kei
#5lines #tankapoem #tanka
#TankaThursday police
#disability
questions the autistic child
and receives back
scribbles that mean nothing
in this world of ours
by M. Kei
#5lines #tankapoem #tanka
#TankaThursday police
#disability
January 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM