Through calms and storms, and
the ebb and flows of tides, the
ocean exults in
its purpose---not meddling with
other bodies of water.
Kyakuchuu
Author's Notes/Comments:
This Tanka was inspired by a Haiku written by Meiji, Emperor of Japan, and read by his grandson, Emperor Hirohito, to the Japanese War cabinet prior to its negotiations for peace in 1945.