Sixth Rexroth Akiko Yosano tanka

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The tanka VI in the second Rexroth "Poems from the Japanese" is

今ここに

かへりみすれば

わがなさけ

闇[やみ]をおそれぬ

めしひに似たり

Only 3 kanji among the kana.

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Kenneth Rexroth fifth Akiko Yosano

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The tanka V in the Rexroth "More" volume is

くろ髪の千すぢの髪のみだれ髪かつおもひみだれおもひみだるる

Without the 3 original kanji, the wit is lost.

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Rexroth Yosano Akiko tanka

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Another Akiko Yosano tanka in Rexroth is his IV, his page 6 :

夜の帳[ちやう]にささめき尽きし星の今を

下界[げかい]の人の鬢のほつれよ

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