When I was writing my book, The Long Distance Relationship Guidebook, I had originally intended to include some poems that underscored each chapter topic. In the end, I decided to go with the international flight theme and so the poems didn't fit well in the book anymore.
However, I adore those poems and want to share some of my favorites with you. The following poem was sent to me by a great friend of a friend from . This is the 2,676th poem in Man'yoshu, Japan's oldest and most highly revered collection of poems.
"Hisakatano amatobukumoni ariteshika kimiwobaaimimu otsuruhinashini"
"If I were a cloud which goes around in the sky, I could go see you every single day"
I love this poem. Just a few telling words give you that floating, intoxicated feeling of being in love, and the bliss you get from seeing your partner's face.
Since our location is Japan, I'd like to share interesting kanji symbols I stumbled across. Is it me, or do the symbols look like they're smiling?
Romance (Renai)
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