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Fifteen Poets of Modern Japan/A Chair

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Fifteen Poets of Modern Japan
translated by Glenn Arthur Hughes and Yowan T. Iwazaki
A Chair by Kawaki Makoto
4420112Fifteen Poets of Modern Japan — A ChairGlenn Arthur Hughes and Yowan T. IwazakiKawaki Makoto

A Chair

This structure
Resting on the floor
Gives comfort to man.
Only common wood,
But faithful to its master—
More faithful than a dog or a woman.