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When he composed a hundred poem sequence.

kore ya mishi
mukashi sumiken
ato naran
yomogi ga tsuyu ni
tsuki no kakareru
Did I see this
Long ago I lived here-
In the ruins
The mugwort, dew-drenched,
And hung about with moonlight.

The Monk Saigyô

SKKS XVII: 1682

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