Hokku 64
Yellow chrysanthemum, white chrysanthemum Why, the other names for me Are of no use.
Yone Noguchi
Yellow chrysanthemum, white chrysanthemum Why, the other names for me Are of no use.
Imagine someone asking who you are, and instead of giving a name, you point to two chrysanthemums—one yellow, one white. That is the gesture at the center of this tiny poem. The speaker says that any other names for him are useless.
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