The seniors are taking up world literature and yesterday we discussed The Pillow Book, a journal by a lady-in-waiting during the Heian dynasty in Japan.
It's a precursor for a Japanese literary form called zuihitsu or “occasional writings.”
This one's my favorite.
Things That Arouse A Fond Memory of the Past
Dried hollyhock. The objects used during the Display of the Dolls. To find a piece of deep violet grape-colored material that has been pressed between the pages of a notebook.
It is a rainy day and one is feeling bored. To pass the time, one starts looking through some old papers. And then one comes across the letters of a man one used to love.
Last year's paper fan. A night with a clear moon.
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