SKKS XVIII: 1781

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月のゆく山に心をゝくりいれてやみなるあとの身をいかにせん

tsuki no yuku
yama ni kokoro o
okuri irete
yami naru ato no
mi o ika ni sen

The moon heads
For the moutains – their hearts
As one;
Left behind in darkness,
What is to be come of me?

The Monk Saigyō
西行

Waka Poetry