tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post3933907562357258495..comments2024-03-26T01:52:45.563-07:00Comments on Fred's Place: Otomo no Yakamochi (718?--785 AD): a lamentFredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-6705677099485102532011-08-10T22:10:39.623-07:002011-08-10T22:10:39.623-07:00Cheryl,
Yes, I think the last five lines are the ...Cheryl,<br /><br />Yes, I think the last five lines are the strongest lines in the poem. <br /><br />Change is part of life, even of that of a river. If it stops flowing and changing, the river is dead.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-897228097627164771.post-61283822071588682502011-08-10T16:57:43.489-07:002011-08-10T16:57:43.489-07:00This line is beautifully written:
"of how he...This line is beautifully written:<br /><br />"of how he declines <br />with changes invisible <br />as a blowing wind, "<br /><br />Isn't that the truth? It seems like one day I'm looking at my face in the mirror and I think, "Where did this line come from? Was it there yesterday?" It just happens, almost invisibly.Cherylnoreply@blogger.com