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This night of no moon There is no way to meet him. I rise in longing— My breast pounds, a leaping flame, My heart is consumed in fire.

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The flowers withered,
Their color faded away,
While meaninglessly I spent my days in the world And the long rains were falling.


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Ono no Komachi

Born: 825
Died: 900 (aged 75)
Bio: Ono no Komachi was a Japanese waka poet, one of the Rokkasen the six best waka poets of the early Heian period. She was renowned for her unusual beauty, and Komachi is today a synonym for feminine beauty in Japan.

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