In May 1896, mysterious mushrooms were growing in Jokei’s courtyard - No. 3
Matthew Mewhinney
Matthew Mewhinney
Florida State University, Office of Digital Research and Scholarship
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Natsume Soseki
In May 1896, mysterious mushrooms were growing in Jokei’s courtyard - No. 3
Natsume Soseki
Authored in Microsoft Word and transformed using XSLT
friendship
丙申五月、恕卿所居、庭前生靈芝。恕卿因徴余詩。余辭以不文。恕卿不聽、賦以爲贈。恕卿者片嶺氏、余僚友也。
其三
朱蓋涵甘露
紫莖抽綠苔
恕卿三顧出
公退笑顔開
In May 1896, mysterious mushrooms were growing in
Jokei’s courtyard. Jokei therefore asked me to write
a poem. I declined, stating my poetry to be
unworthy. He would not take no for an answer. I
composed a poem and presented it as a gift. Jokei is
Mr. Katamine, my colleague.
No. 3
Red caps moistened in sweet dew,
Purple stems stick up in green moss.
Jokei is worried about them on his way out,
And smiles to see them safe on his return.