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Ryokan's Hut
located at the present day Gogo-an temple in Niigate prefecture Japan
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Blending with the wind,
Snow falls;
Blending with the snow,
The wind blows.
By the hearth
I stretch out my legs,
Idling my time away
Confined in this hut.
Counting the days,
I find that February, too,
Has come and gone
Like a dream.
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~ Ryokan
from Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf: Zen Poems of Ryokan
translated by John Stevens
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