「東風 吹かば 匂ひをこせよ 梅の花 主なしとて 春な忘れそ」
“When the east wind blows
let it send your fragrance,
oh plum blossoms;
although your master is gone,
do not forget the spring.”
Sugawara no Michizane
Oh plum blossoms!
Heather Dixon
Award-winning Author in Rural Japan
Heather Dixon 