Kinkai wakashū 535

Love and Pinks.

なでしこの花におきゐる朝露の玉さかにだに心へだつな

nadeshiko no
hana ni oki’iru
asatsuyu no
tamasaka ni dani
kokoro hedatsu na

Upon the pink
In bloom has fallen
Morning dew;
Though we meet but rarely,
O, don’t wall off your heart from me!

535

Waka Poetry