It struck me that the outer shrine was known as the Moon Shrine, and so I composed this poem:

Your element is sunlight,
But why shut out
The bright rays of the moon?
I wrote this on a prayer slip, attached it to a sakaki branch, and placed it on the veranda of the office. [4.22]

sad girl



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From The Confessions of Lady Nijō, translated by Karen Brazell - About this site