In the room a red teapot and
A grey-green rug. Three chairs and
A cat sitting on one of them. A shelf
Filled with sea-shells. A lamp.
Pen and ink and paper on
A thin-legged table. A box
Filled with sand. Old Ono No Komachi
Talking to her much younger self.
In a corner Death quietly listening,
His cup of tea growing cold.
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