The coverlet of isles that makes
Yamato does not hold
Chinese robes
Worn without respite
I long for a way to meet you.
(Ki no Tsurayuki)
More Poetry from Ki no Tsurayuki:
- I've not set hand (Ki no Tsurayuki Poems)
- My thoughts are drawn (Ki no Tsurayuki Poems)
- The colour and the fragrance (Ki no Tsurayuki Poems)
- Cranes among the reeds (Ki no Tsurayuki Poems)
- On the path of dreams (Ki no Tsurayuki Poems)
- Twisting into thread (Ki no Tsurayuki Poems)