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Miyazawa Kenji: Selections (Poets for the Millennium)

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Kenji Miyazawa
Kenji Miyazawa

Kenji Miyazawa was a renowned Japanese poet celebrated for his distinctive and imaginative poetry. Born on August 27, 1896, and passing away on September 21, 1933, his work is admired for its lyrical charm and philosophical insight. Often reflecting on his close relationship with nature and his rural upbringing, Miyazawa's poetry has left a lasting impact on Japanese literature. more

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“Then he continued: 'From the first day I met you, I knew better than to hope you might amount to anything. I saw no sign of promise, nothing in you that might suggest you might accomplish something worthwhile or even turn yourself into a respectable human being: nothing to shine or to shed light on anything ... There is nothing inside that head of yours but garbage and rocks.'" #slacker #backtothefuture #japaneseLITERATURE Then he continued: 'From the first day I met you, I knew better than to hope you might amount to anything. I saw no sign of promise, nothing in you that might suggest you might accomplish something worthwhile or even turn yourself into a respectable human being: nothing to shine or to shed light on anything ... There is nothing inside that head of yours but garbage and rocks.”

“Then he continued: 'From the first day I met you, I knew better than to hope you might amount to anything. I saw no sign of promise, nothing in you that might suggest you might accomplish something worthwhile or even turn yourself into a respectable human being: nothing to shine or to shed light on anything ... There is nothing inside that head of yours but garbage and rocks.”

“Yo lo sabía, sabía que ella me había cogido la mano de una manera espontánea, pero que, en realidad, lo había hecho porque deseaba hacerlo. Aún hoy recuerdo el tacto de su mano aquel día. Es un tacto diferente a cualquier otro que haya experimentado después. Era simplemente la mano pequeña y cálida de una niña de doce años. Pero en aquellos cinco dedos y en aquella palma se concentraban, como en un catálogo, todas las cosas que yo quería saber, todas las cosas que tenía que saber. Y ella, al tomarme de la mano, me las enseñó. Me enseñó que en el mundo real existía un lugar como aquél. Durante diez segundos tuve la sensación de haberme convertido en un pajarillo perfecto. Surcaba el aire, sentía el viento. Desde las alturas, podía ver paisajes lejanos. Tan remotos que no era capaz de vislumbrar con claridad lo que había. Pero supe que existían. Y que algún día iba a visitarlos. Esa certeza me dejó sin aliento, me hizo estremecer.”