Kinkai wakashū 350

ささのはにあられさやぎてみ山辺は峰のこがらししきりてふきぬ

sasa no ha ni
arare sayagite
miyamabe wa
mine no kogarashi
shikirite fukinu

The dwarf bamboo leaves
Rustle with the hail, as
Upon the distant mountainside
The chill wind from the peak
Blows on and on.

350

Waka Poetry