Two Poems
by Akiko Yosano
I saw a white bird once
On a wild coast
And fell in love
With this dream which obsesses me.
On a wild coast
And fell in love
With this dream which obsesses me.
The nightingale has not come
To sing on this misty day.
I guess he is asleep somewhere,
His small claws doubled.
To sing on this misty day.
I guess he is asleep somewhere,
His small claws doubled.
Translated by Kenneth Rexroth