Friday, August 16, 2024

SNOW IN EDO

 

A cold morning and the thin-clad oiran

In the courtyard stands waiting by

The giant snowball -- as tall as she is.

Though the men in the museums

Will say rude things of her, she and her friends

Are very great and, when the mood is on them,

Slanted gods. Nothing breaks her calm:

You can find her standing on a giant carp

Reading a letter or drowsing on a flying boat,

The sixth among the Seven Fortunate Gods.

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