Ono no Komachi. Very little is known about this Japanese poetess, and most of it is legendary.
She lived around 850 C.E. (b. 834?) During the Heian period. The story about her is that she was a woman of unparallelled beauty in her youth and enjoyed the attention of many suitors. She was, however, haughty and cruel, breaking many hearts. Sara Teasdale, "The Look". Life Is Fine by Langston Hughes. I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered! I came up twice and cried! If that water hadn't a-been so coldI might've sunk and died.
& The Three Oddest Words.