Eikyū hyakushu 665

Boats 船

わたつ海にただよふ舟のうきしづみそこをとまりとなきぞわびしき

wata tsu umi ni
tadayou fune no
ukishizumi
soko o tomari to
naki zo wabishiki

Upon the broad sea sweep
The drifting boats both
Float and sink –
That there they will not always remain is
Indeed, depressing!

Higo

Waka Poetry