View over Sagami Bay toward Hayama, from the Hasedera (Hase Temple)

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Occasional Poem 4 of 10

Su Manshu 1884-1918 Sweet surf riding goddess          white as snow, Offers me a crimson leaf         asks for a poem. In return dear one         only my alms bowl                 filled with bitter tears, And regrets we didn't meet         before my pate was cropped!

Bénshi Shī Shíshōu (Sì)

Sū Mànshū 1884-1918 Wūshě língbō jìròu sì xuě, Qīn chí hóngyè suǒ tíshī. Hái qīng yī bō wúqíng lèi, Hèn bù xiāngféng wèi tì shí.

Translator:

Dongbo 東波

Notes: Probably written on an outing to Kamakura and Enoshima. A usual Su Manshu, a sometimes monk, was attracted to the ladies, a rued the day he shaved his pate!

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