Kinkai wakashū 373

やまざとは冬こそことにわびしけれ雪ふみわけてとふ人もなし

yamazato wa
fuyu koso koto ni
wabishikere
yuki fumiwakete
tou hito mo nashi

A mountain retreat
In winter is especially
Sad and lonely;
Forging, treading through the snow
Not a soul comes visiting…

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Waka Poetry