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Longings From the First Millennium
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THE ARTS
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2 / 1992 |
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Translated by Graeme Wilson
William Ruhlmann is a critic based in New York. His seventh
book, The Rolling Stones, was published last September. |
Keepsake
That keepsake which you gave me…
Once I had thought you kind
So to ease the pain of our parting:
But now I find
That, of intent, you have given me nothing
But a thistle in the mind.
Anonymous (ninth century)
Knowing Oneself
As for your soul, it interests me
No more than some blue star
Known to be there but otherwise
Too far, too far…
All that I want in this actual world
Is the actual man you are.
Lady Suri (early tenth century)
End of the Affair
Why not come out and say it,
That you have tired of me?
Why not, for the love you bore
But bear no longer, be
So cruel-kind that both of us,
Though agonized, go free?
Anonymous (ninth century)
Cherry Petal
I renounced the world, but this passion for flowers
Still burn in my breast
Since any single worldly thing,
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