Ise Monogatari kuregataki 16th November 2015 Thomas Leave a comment くれがたき夏のひぐらしながむればそのこととなく物ぞ悲しき kuregataki natsu no higurashi nagamureba sono koto to naku mono zo kanashiki How hard to see the passing Of Summer cicadas; I turn my gaze upon them, and When they are gone All is sadness Ise monogatari 伊勢物語