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greatpoetry2004-06-12 12:54 pm
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“The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu”
When my desire
grows too fierce
I wear my bed clothes
inside out
dark as the night’s rough husk.
* * *
Gently, I open
the door to eternal
mystery, the flowers
of my breasts cupped
offered with both my hands.
* * *
grows too fierce
I wear my bed clothes
inside out
dark as the night’s rough husk.
* * *
Gently, I open
the door to eternal
mystery, the flowers
of my breasts cupped
offered with both my hands.
* * *