Archery

Japanese




梓弓思ひなれしもにくみしも      
      絶えてわれのみ月を見るかな


Azusa yumi omoi nareshi mo nikumishi mo
      taete ware nomi tsuki o miru kana





A bow of catalpa-  
Those whom I loved 
Those whom I hated 
All died- only I am
Seeing this moon   




Ota Dokan (1432-1486) Samurai
He built Edo Castle, the present Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
From "Bokei shu".


7 Sep 2008  Half Moon 


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