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2013-06-28

Fukuda Chiyo-ni: Uaigneas

Cuach le nine9nine9

loneliness
lies within the listener-
a cuckoo's call
san éisteoir istigh
atá an t-uaigneas -
glaoch na cuaiche


By Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703 - 1775)
English version by Patricia Donegan & Yoshie Ishibashi
From: Chiyo-ni: Woman Haiku Master