As usual, so very glad it's the weekend.
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Moon and Plum Tree
The moon and the plum tree part not
On a very clear night,
But rather lie smiling to the snow.
Not a word is said,
But the scent the plum tree cannot hold
Goes up toward the moon.
And look at the innocent whiteness
Of the plum tree.
-- geisha song, translated by Edward Powys Mathers
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Moon and Plum Tree
The moon and the plum tree part not
On a very clear night,
But rather lie smiling to the snow.
Not a word is said,
But the scent the plum tree cannot hold
Goes up toward the moon.
And look at the innocent whiteness
Of the plum tree.
-- geisha song, translated by Edward Powys Mathers