Kinkai wakashū 468

ふじのねのけぶりも空にたつものをなどかおもひの下にもゆらん

fuji no ne no
keburi mo sora ni
tatsu mono o
nado ka omoi no
shita ni moyuran

Above the peak of Fuji
Smoke into the sky
Does rise, so
Why does my passion’s fire
Simply smoulder beneath?

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Waka Poetry