Now the season turns—
autumn breezes become
winter’s bitter winds.
To a man alone, the nights
will grow sleeplessly long.
- Otomo No Yakamochi, trans. from Japanese by Sam Hamill
Otomo No Yakamochi
Otomo No Yakamochi
Now the season turns—
autumn breezes become
winter’s bitter winds.
To a man alone, the nights
will grow sleeplessly long.
- Otomo No Yakamochi, trans. from Japanese by Sam Hamill