Yosano Akiko 与謝野晶子

1901 · Meiji–Showa Japan

Never once touching the hot tide of blood under this soft skin, are you not lonely, you who preach the Way?

やは肌のあつき血汐にふれも見でさびしからずや道を説く君

Tanka collection Tangled Hair (Midaregami)

In the same thread

October 13, 1819 · England

I cannot exist without you. I am forgetful of everything but seeing you again—my Life seems to stop there—I see no further.

Letter to Fanny Brawne

c. 1598 · England

I had rather hear my dog bark at a crow than a man swear he loves me.

Much Ado About Nothing, Act 1, scene 1, spoken by Beatrice

c. 7th century BC · Zhou China

The one who went to gather mugwort: one day not seen is like three autumns!

彼采蕭兮，一日不見，如三秋兮！

"Gathering Kudzu" (Cai ge), Airs of Wang, in the Book of Songs

14th century · Shiraz, Persia

If that Turk of Shiraz would take my heart in hand, for the dark mole on that cheek I would give Samarkand and Bukhara.

اگر آن ترک شیرازی به دست آرد دل ما را به خال هندویش بخشم سمرقند و بخارا را

Divan of Hafez, a ghazal