Honami Nagata, Japan
Hearts Aglow
"It seemed a very sad thing.... that there could be no word of farewell. My bosom ached with the sorrow of it.
"I entered the hospital in May, 1909, but my tears did not cease to flow. Even among the flowers and under the moon, I grieved over my misfortune.
Honami Nagata, poet, Japan. Courtesy Kamiya Shoko
