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There's not a trace of cloud

Saigyo 1118 (Kyoto) – 1190

There's not a trace of cloud
Now-and she
Is in my thoughts;
The moon and my heart
Seem to waver.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDE
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 100
Words 22
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
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Saigyō Hōshi was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. more…

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