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70. The Priest Riyō-zen: Riyō-zen Hōshi

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THE PRIEST RIYŌ-ZEN

RIYŌ-ZEN HOSHI

Sabishisa ni Yado wo, tachi-idete Nagamureba Izuko mo onaji Aki no yūgure.

THE prospect from my cottage shows No other hut in sight; The solitude depresses me, Like deepening twilight On a chill autumn night.

Nothing is known of this author, but he appears to have lived during the eleventh century. The Priest appears in the illustration, looking out over the bare landscape, with his tiny hut in the background.