Eikyū hyakushu 215

Lingering Heat (残暑)

かたみにはあつさばかりを残しおきて秋にもあはむ夏はいぬめり

katami ni wa
atsusa bakari o
nokoshiokite
aki ni mo awamu
natsu wa inumeri

For a keepsake
Just the heat
Has been left behind;
Might I meet with autumn,
As summer seems to leave…

Kanemasa
源兼昌

Waka Poetry