Eikyū hyakushu 584

Dwarf Bamboo 小篠

ふむ人もなき庭に生ふる玉ざさのこたふばかりにふるあられかな

fumu hito mo
naki niwa ni ouru
tamazasa no
kotau bakari ni
arare kana

No folks’ feet tread
Upon these grounds where grows
Bejewelled dwarf bamboo – and
In response comes only
Hailstones!

Nakazane

Waka Poetry