Hojoki: Visions of a Torn World (Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature) by Chomei Kamo no

Author:Chomei, Kamo no [Chomei, Kamo no]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: medieval Japan, fire, Kyoto, Japanese classical literature, translation, earthquake, Buddhism, priest, Kamo-no-Chomei, Japan, meditation, ten-foot-square hut, Heian-kyo
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press
Published: 1998-06-30T16:00:00+00:00

People plowed in spring

and planted in summer,

but in vain.

There was no happy bustle

of autumn harvest

of laying away in winter.

In every region

people gave up farms and homes.

Others left for the hills.

Many prayers were chanted,

rituals performed,

with no result.

Kyoto always has relied

on the countryside

but now supplies stopped

and soon all dignity was lost.

People steeled themselves

to sell off possessions,

now of no value.

There was a little trade,

but grain was worth

more than gold.

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