Eikyū hyakushu 381

Kindling 薪

かれはててたきぎになりし昔よりたきすてらるる日をぞかぞふる

karehatete
takigi ni narishi
mukashi yori
takisuteraruru
hi zo kazouru

Dried up and withered
Kindling did become;
That time long past, since then have
The burnt out
Days I counted up…

Toshiyori

Waka Poetry