In honor of Showa Day, we present this work by one of Japan’s greatest classical poets.

Japanese
c. 825 – c. 900
Was I lost in thoughts of love
When I closed my eyes? He
Appeared, and
Had I known it for a dream
I would not have awakened.
In honor of Showa Day, we present this work by one of Japan’s greatest classical poets.
Was I lost in thoughts of love
When I closed my eyes? He
Appeared, and
Had I known it for a dream
I would not have awakened.