What shall I compare Your precious letter in early spring t… - Ryōkan

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What shall I compare
Your precious letter in early spring to?
All the jewels and gold
Lose their color.
雨が下に
満つる玉より
黄金より
春の初めの
君が音づれ

Ryōkan

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About Ryōkan

Ryōkan (1758–1831) was an eccentric Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived in Echigo, Japan, as a hermit, most famous for his poetry and calligraphy.

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Alternative Names: Ryokan • Ryoukan

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The flower invites the butterfly with no-mind;
The butterfly visits the flower with no-mind.
The flower opens, the butterfly comes;
The butterfly comes, the flower opens.
I don't know others,
Others don't know me.
By not-knowing we follow nature's course

See and realize that this world is not permanent. Neither late nor early flowers will remain.

Who says my poems are poems? My poems are not poems. When you know that my poems are not poems, Then we can speak of poetry.

What shall I compare Your precious letter in early spring to? All the jewels and gold Lose their color. 雨が下に 満つる玉より 黄金より 春の初めの 君が音づれ - Ryōkan

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What shall I compare Your precious letter in early spring to? All the jewels and gold Lose their color. 雨が下に満つる玉より黄金より春の初めの君が音づれ - Ryōkan