Monday, June 6, 2011

sweet osmanthus (misuzu kaneko series #2)


Sweet Osmanthus
The sweet fragrance of osmanthus
fills the garden.
The breezes hesitate
at the gate,
debating whether or not to enter.

my translation

2 comments:

  1. I'm catching up backwards here.

    This is lovely! The blossoms look so much like hydrangeas. The poem deserves your illustration.

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  2. This truly stirs an image of a soft, sweet and delicate nature! :o)

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