Autumn chrysanthemums — / while they're at their best

by Burton Watson
On the impermanence of life:
Autumn chrysanthemums —
while they're at their best
I'll make them my ornament —
for all I know
I may be gone before the flowers
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Language: 
English
Author of original: 
Ki no Tsurayuki
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Short Poems
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