Hokku 65
I turned my face not to see Flowers or leaves; 'Tis the autumn eve With the falling light.
How solitary the cottage stands By the sea!
Yone Noguchi
I turned my face not to see Flowers or leaves; 'Tis the autumn eve With the falling light.
How solitary the cottage stands By the sea!
On an autumn evening, the speaker chooses not to look at the flowers and leaves. There is something gently pained in that gesture—turning away from the season’s beauty as the daylight falls.
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