Japanese poem Iroha-uta ("Song/poem of colours"), dates back to the 10th century and uses almost every hiragana once (except n ん).
いろはにほへと(いろ は におえど)
ちりぬるを(ちりぬる を)
わかよたれそ(わが よ たれ ぞ)
つねならむ(つね ならん)
うゐのおくやま(うい の おくやま)
けふこえて(きょう こえて)
あさきゆめみし(あさき ゆめ みじ)
ゑひもせす(よい も せず)
And here is what it means in English, as mentioned on Wikipedia:
Even colours and sweet perfume
Will eventually fade
Even our world
Is not eternal
The deep mountains of vanity
Cross them today
And superficial dreams
Shall no longer delude you.
Revelation 21:5 ...and He who sits on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” And He said, “Write, for these words are faithful and true.”
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
wait...
impoverished love
can accomplish feats unknown
feverish passion
can create marvels
mad determination
can take you where your dreams
wait lying lazily
on soft cushions of clouds
haste can only make
those beautiful fluffs of cloud
disappear like mist rising
from nainital in January
wait...
can accomplish feats unknown
feverish passion
can create marvels
mad determination
can take you where your dreams
wait lying lazily
on soft cushions of clouds
haste can only make
those beautiful fluffs of cloud
disappear like mist rising
from nainital in January
wait...
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