fly far far away

#Haiku Happenings #2: Japanaibunka presents Sōjō Henjō!

mu's avatar日本文化の愛 Nipponbunka no ai

天津風
雲の通ひ路
吹き閉ぢよ
をとめの姿
しばしとどめむ

Amatsukaze
kumo no kayoiji
huki tojiyo
otome no sugata
shibashi todomen

Oh stormy winds, bring up the clouds
And paint the heavens grey;
Lest these fair maids of form divine
Should angel wings display,
And fly far far away.
–Sōjō Henjō 遍昭

Art by Kano Tan’yu

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