Eikyū hyakushu 583

Dwarf Bamboo 小篠

あさタに露のしら玉みるものをいたくなかりそ岡のささはら

asa yū ni
tsuyu no shiratama
miru mono o
itaku na kari so
oka no sasawara

Morning and evening both
Upon white gemlet dewdrops
Do I gaze –
O, reap not
The dwarf bamboo groves on the hillside!

Akinaka

Waka Poetry