Eikyū hyakushu 599

Coming of Age 元服

うなゐこがはなちのかみをとりたててまきそめ川よ淵せかはるな

unaiko ga
hanachi no kami o
toritatete
makisomegawa yo
fuchise kawaru na

A boy’s
Loose hair about his shoulders
Being gathered up –
O, dyer’s river,
Change not your deeps and shallows!

Toshiyori

Waka Poetry