Why Should I Be Bitter Poem by Saigyo

Why Should I Be Bitter

Rating: 2.9


Why should I be bitter
About someone who was
A complete stranger
Until a certain moment
In a day that has passed.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Fabrizio Frosini 02 June 2016

''We lived with out them prior to knowing them quite happily and after meeting them we become dependent.'' [from Milica's comment, below] Indeed it is not this one the concept expressed by Saigyo's waka.. Just the opposite. The point is ''In a day that has passed'' - and also that ''someone'' has passed, along with that day..

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Milica Franchi De Luri 11 July 2010

Food for thought.....everyone is a stranger until that certain moment when we meet. We lived with out them prior to knowing them quite happily and after meeting them we become dependent......

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