Izumi Shikibu Quotes
Collection of top 11 famous quotes about Izumi Shikibu


these too will soon become clouds, floating in different directions. — Izumi Shikibu


love has no color
yet how deeply
my body
is stained by yours. — Izumi Shikibu


as soon as these blossoms open, they fall. This world exists as a sheen of dew on flowers. — Izumi Shikibu

What should I do?
This morning's garden filled with snow
Is far too lovely
For footsteps to mar. — Izumi Shikibu

of the mountain cuckoo
in this world,
he will talk to me
when we cross the mountain of death — Izumi Shikibu



he became smoke.
How intimate,
now,
the cloudy sky. — Izumi Shikibu