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Thursday, October 18, 2007

(On looking into a deep valley) by Issa

On hands and knees on
a shaky bridge: a cuckoo
cries far below

Summer's first melon
lies firmly hugged to the breast
of a sleeping child


Posted by K.L. at 1:57 PM

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