Eikyū hyakushu 534

Waterfalls 滝

水上にいかなるまゆをくりければたえせざるらんたきのしらいと

minakami ni
ika naru mayu o
kurikereba
taesezaruran
taki no shira’ito

In the water’s upper reaches
Somehow, cocoons do
Spool, so
Endless seem
The cataract’s white threads…

Akinaka

Waka Poetry