Encountering Princess Shikishi's waka after reading "Heaven-Haven" was purely a matter of coincidence, but I always harbor the notion (an overly romantic notion, no doubt) that, when it comes to reading poetry, such coincidences are placed in our path for a reason.
There are no coincidences in life. To my mind, at the most basic, something ineffable causes all effects. Some people give the causes a name: God.
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