A lone leaf falls
paulownia the pure air of autumn.
paulownia the pure air of autumn.
The paulownia (kiri) is a tree of large purple flowers, belonging to the family of Scrophulariaceae. The "solitary paulownia leaf" appears in ancient Chinese poetry as self-image of the early fall. Even without the help of the wind, large paulownia leaves fall one by one, a view that suggests the beginning of autumn and the proximity of death.
died on the seventh day of the seventh month of 1819
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