Although the wind
blows terribly here,
the moonlight also leaks
between the roof planks
of this ruined house.
--Izumi Shikibu
I was passionate,
filled with longing,
I searched
far and wide.
But the day
that the Truthful One
found me,
I was at home.
-- Lal Ded
The great sea
frees me, moves me,
as a strong river carries a weed.
Earth and her strong winds
move me, take me away,
and my soul is swept up in joy.
--Uvavnuk, an Arctic shamaness
All translated by Jane Hirshfield
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