Eikyū hyakushu 668

Next Door 隣

色かへてふりぬる物は年たかきとなりの松とわれとなりけり

iro kaete
furinuru mono wa
toshi takaki
tonari no matsu to
ware to narikeri

Hues do change as
Age falls upon one:
Towering with years have
Both the pines next door and
I become.

Nakazane

Waka Poetry