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7 July 2011

The Dragonfly Hunter




How far to-day in chase, I wonder,
Has gone my hunter of the dragon-fly?

A reinterpretation of a Haiku by Chiyojo (1703-1775)
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1 comment:

  1. It's very beautiful, very fragile. This is how I remember it, not the literal translation...
    "My little dragonfly hunter, I wonder where he is, off to today"

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