Eikyū hyakushu 308

Oaks 柞

うすくこく木木の梢はみゆれども柞の色の身にもしむかな

usuku koku
kigi no kozue wa
miyuredomo
hahaso no iro no
mi ni mo shimu kana

First faint, then clearly
The trees’ tops
Do I see, yet
It is the oaks’ hues
That pierce me most!

Daishin

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