Ono no Komachi

Ono no Komachi (c. 850) was a Japanese poet. She was famous for beauty as well as her poetry. She was daughter of Yoshisada, Lord of Dewa. Her poems were collected in an anthology - Kokin Shu.

Wisdom & Quotes

• So lonely am I

My body is a floating weed
Severed at the roots
Were there water to entice me
I would follow it, I think.

Chooe Chi-won