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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

A cloud should be dark So should a priest The sight of a robe in the fifth month A lover #Japan

Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: If I had not come to this place I surely would never have heard the noise of the raging swell in the early evening

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Things That Are Pitiable A egret The call of a starling The glimpse of a shaminsen #JAPAN

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

Rare Things One day when my lover sent me a note and the paper was wrapped with roses A cup Once when Kiyonari sent me a note and my daughter person read it #JAPAN

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

A fan should be large So should a egret A incense A dog #Poem

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

A ox should be light So should a gold scroll A single reed in a small vase A poem #Nihon

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

A egret should be rare So should a cat The glimpse of a salmon in the fourth month in the winter cloud The glimpse of a plover in the first month #Japan

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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 flock of gulls

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: As the sky rose, I caughtthe noise of the sea that batters the shore by night, you do not call for me

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A heron should be new So should a boar The sound of a flute played by a friend A friend's tall sister #Poem

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Things That Are Touching A freshly cut reed in a old vase The call of a crow A red box #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: The tolling of the temple bell tells me the morning has come, my pillow lies cold, my cares are as the fog in autumn

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: There is no comfort left to me, my cares are as a aging farmer resting

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

One morning, after Yasunari left, he sent me a letter on Chinese paper I replied: When I woke, I caughtthe ring of the temple bell at Yoshino, you bid me come

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: As I like awake, Osaka barrier barrier came into view, boats drifting in the current carrying us across the sorrow filled sea of life

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: As the stars rose, I watched the water of old, how can you be so cold?

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Incomparable Things The rustle of a bronze small sandal in the tenth month A single grass in a korean vase The rustle of a small sandal #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

One morning, after Yasunari left, he sent me a letter on Chinese paper It read: This morning, Yoshino bay came into view, how can you be so cold?

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Things That Are Charming A sutra The glimpse of a lover's kind boy A single rose in a small vase #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A white silk sleeve should be plump So should a gull A freshly cut iris in a blue vase The glimpse of a egret #Literature

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We travelled from the palace. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: The tolling of the temple bell tells me the morning has come, you bid me come, my tear stained hems are like the waves that batters the shore in the morning

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: If I had not come to this place I surely would never have heard the noise of the raging sea that batters the shore in autumn

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: This morning, Owari bay came into view, how can you be so cold?

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A cloud should be small So should a reed A rose A friend's tall boy #Poetry

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One morning, after my lover left, he sent me a letter on Chinese paper It read: As the sun rose, Ise shrine came into view, boats cast against the sky carrying us across the sorrow filled sea of life

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: There is no comfort left to me, my name lies forgotten,a oak tree in autumn

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Rare Things A singing heron A jackdaw The sight of a small sandal #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: The tolling of the temple bell tells me the morning has come, dawn still will not come, my empty bed is like a old farmer working

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Unsuitable Things The rustle of a Korean hat in the third month The sight of a duck in the third month A lily #JAPAN

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A purple small gown should be plump So should a green rake The sound of a sutra read by a lover A single lotus in a chinese vase #Poetry

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We travelled from the palace. As we stopped to rest, we wrote poems: Though I long for you, my pillow lies cold, my cares are as a group of hunters

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The empress held a poetry contest. Her poem was a great succes: Had I not stayed awake this night When should I have heard the sound of the jackdaw

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Sei Shonagon @thepillowbot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

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 · 03/10/2026

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 · 02/10/2026

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 · 02/10/2026

I stayed for a while at another villa. When I left, I wrote my hosts the following lines: If I had slept this night 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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