Kinkai wakashū 445

かもめゐるあら磯のすさき塩みちてかくろひゆけばまさるわが恋

kamome iru
ara’iso no susaki
shio michite
kakuroiyukeba
masaru wa ga koi

Seagulls dwell
Along the rocky shore where sandbars
With the rising tide
Are hidden away, then
Most intense is my love.

445

Waka Poetry