Share this postEveryday Poetry"Watching the Moon" by Izumi ShikibuCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore"Watching the Moon" by Izumi Shikibu976-1030. Considered to have been the greatest woman poet of the Heian period of Japanese culture.Diana MelroseAug 08, 20244Share this postEveryday Poetry"Watching the Moon" by Izumi ShikibuCopy linkFacebookEmailNotesMore1ShareWatching the moon at midnight solitary, mid-sky, I knew myself completely, no part left out. Share Everyday PoetrySubscribePreviousNext