Shiki’s “Lost in the Mist”

Carpe Diem Sparkling Stars #16, Shiki’s “lost in the mist”

kaerimireba yuki-aishi hito kasumi keri

when I looked back,
the man who passed
was lost in the mist                           © Masaoka Shiki

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she emerges
from the fog
a mere shadow

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just a flashy star
sizzling one bright moment
then obscurity

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suddenly
from the empty fields
birds arise

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in the morning frost
doe emerges from the mist
startling the birds

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the lighthouse beckons
to the ship lost in the fog
spilling her secrets