Hokku 62
To-day, at last to-day, I grew to wish to raise The chrysanthemum flowers.
Yone Noguchi
To-day, at last to-day, I grew to wish to raise The chrysanthemum flowers.
A quiet shift in feeling fills these three lines. After what seems like a long wait, the speaker finally feels ready to raise chrysanthemum flowers. The doubled “to-day” gives the moment weight and near-ceremonial freshness, even though nothing dramatic happens.
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