SKKS XV: 1386

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なみだがは身もうきぬべきねざめかなはかなき夢のなごりばかりに

namidagawa
mi mo ukinubeki
nezame kana
hakanaki yume no
nagori bakari ni
A river of tears-
Enough that my breast should float-
I find on waking;
My fleeting dream’s
Only remnant.

The Monk Jakuren
寂蓮

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