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Fifteen Poets of
Nobutsuna Sasaki
1
At the forge,
Where steel melts and flames flow,
There they sang their song of love.
Where steel melts and flames flow,
There they sang their song of love.
2
The good-looking kittens
Have all been given away.
Only one remains. . . .
Spring is nearly over.
Have all been given away.
Only one remains. . . .
Spring is nearly over.
3
The sexton trudges slowly away
And does not look back.
The bell-rope still swings.
And does not look back.
The bell-rope still swings.
4
When I see the rose-leaves
That the worms have eaten,
I weep for the fate
Of delicate women.
That the worms have eaten,
I weep for the fate
Of delicate women.
