Setsugekka *
Poem no. 39, 30th septembre 2026
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Do you dwell within my heart?
The Traveller breathed into the mist
Time’s wheel was devouring him
And the garment of fate faded with each step
O Setsugekka, he murmured...
Setsugekka
Setsugekka
Do you dwell within my heart?
Through a lake of snow
Nine silken foxes circled him
They were his dreams
His awakening, his becoming
At the turning of the moon,
He glimpsed a white orchid
Tattooed upside down, yet still it bloomed
And the nine silken foxes gathered it into their embrace
O Setsugekka…
Setsugekka
Setsugekka
Our hearts are set free
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*Setsugekka 雪月花 : 'Snow, moon, flower' in japanese
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