The poem is a fragment from a larger epistle... there are probably a dozen accurate translations of it, all different. I went with this one because I like the w

The poem is a fragment from a larger epistle... there are probably a dozen accurate translations of it, all different. I went with this one because I like the way it reads in English. Disclaimer: My Japanese proficiency is pretty limited. I studied it for a couple of years and have a passable accent, but mostly I just know enough to get myself in trouble :)