Hokku 30
Bits of song . . . what else? I, a rider of the stream, Lone between the clouds.
Yone Noguchi
Bits of song . . . what else? I, a rider of the stream, Lone between the clouds.
A voice opens with a half-question: “Bits of song . . . what else?” The speaker seems to hold only fragments—of music, poetry, or expression—and wonders whether anything more is possible. That wistful note sets a quiet, drifting mood.
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