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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 3h

A silver veil should be light So should a flowered plate The sound of a koto played by a kind girl A single grass in a cracked vase #Poetry

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 9h

A girl should be new So should a nightingale The sound of a tanka read by a brother in the autumn fog The sound of a shaminsen played by a lover #Poem

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 16h

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: As the moon rose, I caughtthe song of the pheasant at Ise, you do not call for me

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 22h

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: If I had slept this night I surely would never have seen a few plovers wheeling beneath the stars

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Things That Are Wanton One day when it was the Tanabata festival and I saw mist in the hills A vase A priest #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Pitiable Things One time when I was in Ise and I saw cranes flying over the valley A monkey A lover's sister #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Things That Are Pitiable The sight of a patterned cup in the fourth month In the eighth month when I was travelling and I saw mist in the the hills A poem #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: If I had slept this night When should I have seen the maple trees which line the water

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: When I woke, Yoshino barrier came into view, sails glint in the sun carrying us across the sorrow filled sea of life

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Things That Are Disappointing One day when I was in Oji and I saw snow falling in the roadway A nightingale A freshly cut grass in a korean vase #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: If I had slept this night I surely would never have heard the noise of the turbulent ocean that batters the shore at Ise

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A crane should be large So should a goose A single grass in a cracked vase A poem #Nihon

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Things That Are Common The sound of a flute played by a tall sister in the seventh month A poem One day when I was travelling and I saw mist in the the hills #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Poetic Things A silver rake One day when I was travelling and I saw mist in the the forest The sound of a flute played by a child #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: If I had not come to this place When should I have heard the sound of the sparkling brook

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Things That Are Common A fan A tanka One day when the Empress sent me a letter and my servant person read it #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A bear should be dark So should a priest's peasant A plover A fresh lily in a patterned vase #Literature

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: If I had not come to this place I surely would never have seen a freshly cut lotus in a chinese vase

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A koto should be light So should a cat The rustle of a slipper in the winter fog The glimpse of a lover's girl #Poem

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: The smoke that drifted in the wind has vanished in the sky, who will warm my bed, my dew drenched sleeves are like the ring of the temple bell at Ise

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: As the sky rose, I caughtthe ring of the temple bell at Izumo, fishermen dotted amongst the islets carrying us across the sorrow filled sea of life

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

We travelled from the capital. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: Had I not travelled to see you When should I have heard the song of the snipe

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A Korean shawl should be small So should a lover's boy A tanka A flower #Japan

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Charming Things A fresh lily in a korean vase The sight of a peasant The sight of a shaminsen #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Unsuitable Things A blue vase A partridge A lover's priest #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: Had I not travelled to see you When should I have heard the sound of the brook

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Adorable Things The sound of a letter read by a servant in the winter mist In the seventh month when it was the flower festival and I saw a cat in the palace The rustle of a robe #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Things That Are Charming The glimpse of a monkey in the summer snow The sound of a sutra read by a lover A rose #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

A fan should be light So should a red flower A bear A incense #Literature

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A friend should be old So should a single iris in a korean vase The glimpse of a purple northern slipper A reed #Literature

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Common Things A priest One day when a certain gentleman sent me a poem and my child person read it A cock #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: When I woke, Osaka gate bay came into view, how can you be so cold?

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: If I had slept this night I surely would never have seen a few grasses

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Things That Are Shameful One day when I was in Hyuga and I saw cranes flying over the hills The sound of a flute played by a friend One day when I was travelling and I saw cranes flying over the village #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A bronze box should be new So should a cup A lotus The call of a cuckoo in the summer #Japan

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: As I like awake, Owari plains shrine came into view, how can you be so cold?

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

A yellow sleeve should be dark So should a iris A heron The sound of a shaminsen played by a daughter in the second month #Poem

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A boy should be rare So should a cat A turtle The sight of a silver incense in the spring #Poetry

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A flower should be new So should a lily The sound of a letter read by a boy in the autumn A grass #Literature

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

A sandal should be large So should a plate The glimpse of a sparrow in the seventh month A goose #Japan

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: If I had not come to this place When should I have heard the ring of the temple bell at Osaka gate

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: Had I not stayed awake this night When should I have heard the ring of the temple bell at Yodo

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

We travelled from the capital. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: When I woke, Owari bay came into view, how can you be so cold?

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

One morning, after my lover left, he sent me a letter wrapped with fresh grasses. It read: Had I not travelled to see you I surely would never have heard the noise of the swell that batters the shore in spring

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

One morning, after Yasunari left, he sent me a letter wrapped with fresh grasses. I replied: The smoke that drifted in the wind has vanished in the sky, dawn still will not come, my heart is as a monk working at dawn

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Things That Are Rare The glimpse of a flute One day when I was in Ise and I saw mist in the the village A iris #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. My entry caused a great stir: If I had not come to this place When should I have heard the sound of the water

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: As I like awake, I watched the clouds above the forest in spring, how can you be so cold?

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Poetic Things A envelope The rustle of a hat Back when I was travelling and I saw cranes flying over the valley #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

A boar should be large So should a cock A tanka The rustle of a hat in the tenth month #Poetry

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