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Short Stanza XXIV: Mine oft-reiterated pray'rs in vain
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
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Mine oft-reiterated pray'rs in vain
The parting guest would stay: Oh, cherry-flow'rs!
Pour down your petals, that from out these bow'rs
He ne'er may find the homeward path again!
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXIV: Mine oft-reiterated pray'rs in vain.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/67/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXIV: Mine oft-reiterated pray'rs in vain.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/67/.
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