Eikyū hyakushu 134

Summer Garb (夏衣)

ぬきうすみおれる衣のいかなればたもとに風を猶へだつらん

nukiusumi
oreru koromo no
ikanareba
tamoto ni kaze o
nao hedatsuran

Weft so thinly
Woven garb –
What to make of it?
Will the sleeves, to the wind
Yet provide a barrier?

Akinaka

Waka Poetry