“In this worldlove has no coloryet how deeply my bodyis stained by yours.””
Quotes by Izumi Shikibu
“Even if I now saw youonly once,I would long for youthrough worlds,worlds.””
The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
“Even when a river of tearscourses throughthis body,the flame of lovecannot be quenched.””
The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
“Watching the moonat dawn,solitary, mid-sky,I knew myself completely,no part left out.””
The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
“The one close to me now,even my own body-these toowill soon become clouds,floating in different directions.””
The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
“Which shouldn't existin this world,the one who forgetsor the onewho is forgotten?Which is better,to loveone who has diedor not to seeeach other when you're alive?Which is better,the distant loveryou long foror the one you see dailywithout desire?Which is the least unreliableamong fickle things”
The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono no Komachi and Izumi Shikibu, Women of the Ancient Court of Japan
Izumi ShikibuIzumi Shikibu was a prominent Japanese poet of the Heian period, celebrated for her exquisite and emotionally charged works. Born into a noble family, she became a court lady and was deeply immersed i...