Izumi shikibu nikki 4

けふのまの心にかへておもひやれながめつつのみすぐす心を

kyō no ma no
kokoro ni kaete
omoiyare
nagametsutsu nomi
sugusu kokoro o

One day long last
Your feelings, but instead
Imagine:
Ever gazing simply at the falling rain
Spending time so—how might one feel?

Izumi Shikibu

Waka Poetry