Reply to "Japanese Classic Writing"

Thank you yoko for contributing to classic prose.
I don't really know anything about Japanese classic prose or poetry. This is a very unique addition to Givnology.

There is only one Japanese poem that I can add:


The Fisherman

Li Po



The earth has drunk the snow,

And now the plum trees are blossoming once more.

The willow leaves are like new gold;

The lake is molten silver.

It is the hour

When sulphur-laden butterflies

Rest their velvet heads upon the flowers.

The fisherman casts forth his nets

From a motionless boat,

And the surface of the lake is broken.

His thoughts are at home with her

To whom he will return with food,

Like a swallow to its mate.