Genji Monogatari XIII: The Safflower

Her florets had
turned gray, other-
wise dressed in
festive attire, his
mother, when
she came to visit. Contra-
diction, something about
a particular lifestyle
associated with the thin
layer of cells at the
back of her neck. She
spent very little time
with him & that
limited his own
field of vision. “Stop
eating grains” she said.