“My hunter of dragonflies,
How far
has he wandered today?”
Source: Ikuko Atsumi, Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53
Chiyo-ni , est une et poétesse japonaise de la période Edo. Elle est également connue comme Kaga no Chiyo du nom de sa province d'origine. Elle est considérée comme une des grandes poétesses japonaises. Wikipedia

“My hunter of dragonflies,
How far
has he wandered today?”
Source: Ikuko Atsumi, Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53
“"Cuckoo!"
"Cuckoo!"
While I meditated
on that theme
day dawned.”
Source: Ikuko Atsumi, Kenneth Rexroth. Women Poets of Japan. 1982. p. 53
“I saw the moon as well
and now, world,
'truly yours' …”
Japanese Death Poems. Compiled by Yoel Hoffmann. ISBN 978-0-8048-3179-6