IMG_1945 on Flickr. 散ればこそいとど桜はめでたけれ憂世になにかひさしかるべき chireba koso/itodo sakura ha/medetakere/ukiyo ni na
IMG_1945 on Flickr. 散ればこそいとど桜はめでたけれ憂世になにかひさしかるべき chireba koso/itodo sakura ha/medetakere/ukiyo ni nani ka/hisashikaru beki It is because they scatter that cherry blossoms are all the more precious; what is there in this wretched world that lingers for long? Ise Monogatari 82, Unknown -- source link
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