Nature
Short Stanza XXXIX: Softly the dews upon my forehead light
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
Softly the dews upon my forehead light:--
From off the oars, perchance, as feather'd spray,
They drop, while some fair skiff bends on her way
Across the Heav'nly Stream on starlit night.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXIX: Softly the dews upon my forehead light.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/80/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XXXIX: Softly the dews upon my forehead light.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/80/.
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