Nagayoshi-shū 212

散りにける竜田の川の葉紅葉はかき集むれど甲斐なかりけり

chirinikeru
tatsuta no kawa no
momijiba wa
kakiatsumuredo
kainakarikeri

Scattered,
Upon the Tatsuta River,
Scarlet autumn leaves
I sweep together, yet
Purpose serves it none…

Waka Poetry