Waka Quotes

“There is also a waka poem Akio penned for me:


Now I understand
It is all so clear to me
August wind, rain, sleet
I stopped believing in love
Until I saw the leaves fall


Poetry is kind of our thing. Originally, we were mortal enemies. Akio drove me nuts with his schedules, his overall gothic-novel vibe, and his eight inches of height over me. But now, our couple dynamic is fun-loving princess and gruff former bodyguard turned promising pilot who only shows his soft side to those closest to him. It really works for me.”
― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming

“I am not a person.
I am a succession of persons
Held together by memory.

When the string breaks,
The beads are scattered.”
― Lindley Williams Hubbell

“We used to hide in
forests of green ribbons,
waiting to be found, now
we seek open spaces to
fill with our voices. See us.
See me. SEE. ME. Here I am.”
― Emiko Jean, Tokyo Dreaming

“暗より暗道にぞ入ぬべき遙に照せ山の葉の月”
― Izumi Shikibu