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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
WINTER, by TSURAYUKI Poet's Biography
First Line: When falls the snow, lo! Every herb and tree
Last Line: That ne'er in spring were known upon the lea.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ki No Tsurayuki
Subject(s): Winter
First Line: When falls the snow, lo! Every herb and tree
Last Line: That ne'er in spring were known upon the lea.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ki No Tsurayuki
Subject(s): Winter
When falls the snow, lo! every herb and tree
That in seclusion through the wintry hours
Long time had been held fast, breaks forth in flowers
That ne'er in spring were known upon the lea.
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