"A thing which fades With no outward sign - Is the flower Of the heart of man In this world!"

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Source: Anthology of Japanese Literature: From the Earliest Era to the Mid-nineteenth Century edited by Donald Keene, translated by Arthur Waley, Allen & Unwin, (p. 78), 1955.

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Ono no Komachi

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Ono no Komachi was a renowned Heian-era poet known for her poignant expressions of love and beauty, making her a significant figure in Japanese literature.

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