Kinkai wakashū 338

わが門のいた井のし水冬ふかみ影こそ見えね氷りすらしも

wa ga kado no
itai no shimizu
fuyu fukami
kage koso miene
kōri sura shimo

By my gate
The fresh waters of my board-bound well
Are deep in winter—
No reflection shows at all
How icy they must be!

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Waka Poetry