#izumi shikibu
“Why haven’t I thought of it before? This body, remembering yours, is the keepsake you left.”—Izumi Shikibu, from The Ink Dark Moon: Love Poems by Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu Women of the Ancient Court of Japan, trans. Jane Hirshfield, (Scribner, 1988)
1. Izumi Shikibu, from The Ink Dark Moon Love Poems by Ono No Komachi and Izumi Shikibu // 2. painting by Ron Hicks // 3. Mirabai, from The Winged Energy of Delight // 4. Painting by Tony Belobrajdic | Angelica Alzona // 5. Sierra DeMulder, from Today Means Amen // 6. Painting by Alexander Brie //7. Françoise Sagan, from Bonjour Tristesse //8. Painting by Ron Hicks | Edvard Munch
