Edo period (1615–1868), 1801
Chobunsai Eishi Japanese, 1756-1829
Japan
This poem was copied by Toyota Mine, age six:
Waiting for you to
Come to me, how the months have
Past—rock shore—If I
Went out there now, would the name
Itself provoke resentment?
(Translation by Andrew J. Pekarik)
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