A Kiss On The Head
A kiss on the head---wipes away misery.
I kiss your head.
A kiss on the eyes---takes away sleeplessness.
I kiss your eyes.
A kiss on the lips---quenches the deepest thirst.
I kiss your lips.
A kiss on the head---wipes away memory.
I kiss your head.
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(A Kiss On The Head is from Selected Poems of Marina Tsvetayeva, translated by Elaine Feinstein, E.P. Dutton, 1986. The image above is a Shunga woodcut print from 1820 by Hokusai titled Dream of the Fisherman's Wife).
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Masami Teraoka has got nothing on Hokusai.
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