I have forgotten you.
Yes, I've forgotten,
truly forgotten—you don't come to mind
anymore—not even a little.
White dream-swept wings spread wide,
the cranes soar through azure sky,
sleep-drowsy eyes opening,
flower-daughters scatter sweet fragrance—
I watch alone,
as once we watched together,
you and I,
long ago, many days past,
sitting side by side.
Yet still you don't come to mind.
Tears still fall in torrents
to rain's rhythm—without meter,
tears fall in endless streams,
on dew-wet leaves
golden sunlight shimmers...
just as bright, just as sweet
as it was long ago—
yet still you don't come to mind.
Evening deepens
at day's end
in the vermillion-touched tranquil sky,
the sun takes leave
from the earth—
saying, "Beloved, I shall return."
Startled, I see
that you and I are still here,
still unfaded.
In my heart, in my mind
you are not there—what a lie!
Whether in crowds or solitude...
you are here, you are here!