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“I Loved Her Like the Leaves” By Kakinomoto Hitomaro Geschke/English IV I Loved Her Like the Leaves Significant Simile “I loved her like the leaves, The lush leaves of spring That weighed the branches of the willows Standing on the jutting bank Where we two walked together While she was of this world.” (1-6) Geschke/English IV I Loved Her Like the Leaves Significant Simile Comparing his love for his wife to the heavy “lush leaves of spring” Notice the use of the past tense “loved” Suggests he no longer has the same feelings Why