Eikyū hyakushu 541

Ponds 池

汀にはたちもよられぬ山がつのかげはづかしき清住のいけ

migiwa ni wa
tachi mo yorarenu
yamagatsu no
kage hazukashiki
kiyozumi no ike

The water’s edge is
Unapproachable for
The mountain man’s
Shadow, feeling unworthy at
A pond of pure water.

Akinaka

Waka Poetry