Monday, March 14, 2011

olden days



Awaking from a dream
I grieve.
My sleep no more is so peaceful
As in the olden days.

Words: Ishikawa Takuboku (1885-1912)

Image: One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, #45. The Yoroi Ferry (Hiroshige, ca. 1856)

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