River Of Stars Comments

Yosano Akiko's poems both flowing free-verse and capturing tanka, are truly fantastic- not only Japan's, but certainly one of the world's foremost female poets! :) I have a few of her compilations in both English and Japanese, I'd certainly recommend them (and the one this translation is from, 'A River of Stars') to anyone interested.

... violets fade, spring waters soon run dry, this life too is transient # He stood by the door, / calling through the evening.....Much..Much...Much to communicate.

Beautiful poem. Thank you for the translation.

Violets fade New violets come Our loves were violets once Now its all gone and love is done

Exquisite poem, heart touching.