Kinkai wakashū 279

The moon by the sea

たまさかにみる物にもがいせのうみの清きなぎさの秋のよの月

tamasaka ni
miru mono ni mo ga
ise no umi no
kiyoki nagisa no
aki no yo no tsuki

Once in a while
‘Tis something I would glimpse:
Above the sea at Ise,
Calm and clear,
The moon on an autumn night…

Waka Poetry