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Yukio Poems - Poems about Yukio


Sotoba Komachi
...Sotoba Komachi is a modern Noh play by Yukio Mishima (1925-1970). Mishima's play is based on an ancient work by Kan'ami Kiyotsugu (1333-1384). The first kanji means "stupa" (the dome of a shrine) whi......

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Categories: yukio, beautiful, beauty, girl, heartbreak,
Form: Free verse
Amor Imposible
...“The path we're taking is not a road, Kiyo, it's a pier, and it ends someplace where the sea begins. It can't be helped.” ? Yukio Mishima I will not love you. I have read all your thoughts lik......

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Categories: yukio, anxiety, emotions, spanish,
Form: Free verse



Zen Death Haiku
...Zen Death Haiku Brittle cicada shell, little did I know you were my life! —Shuho, translation by Michael R. Burch Returning as it came, this naked worm. —Shidoken, translation by Michael ......

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Categories: yukio, age, autumn, bereavement, death,
Form: Haiku

Book: Reflection on the Important Things