Fifteen Poets of Modern Japan/Haru Asao
Fifteen Poets of
Modern Japan
A Book of Translations
Haru Asao
1
My lips took from your handBlood-red strawberries.Since that dayMy heart is stainedWith their color.
2
Red cosmos flowersStand in the fogLike figures in a dreamOf happy love.
3
A maiden grievesFor love on earth.Let the clouds of heavenSplit asunder,And a fiery rain descend!
4
It is too lateFor this love to be forgotten,And in this lifeIt can never be fulfilled.