Floating World
Living only for the moment, turning our full attention
to the pleasures of the snow, the cherry blossoms
and the maple leaves; singing songs, drinking wine,
diverting ourselves in just floating, floating; caring not a whit for the
pauperism staring us in the face, refusing to be disheartened,
like a gourd floating along with the river current:
this is what we call the
Floating World
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