Rinkashū 205

おもひかねそなたのそらをながむればくもさへわれをへだてけるかな

omoikane
sonata no sora o
nagamureba
kumo sae ware o
hedatekeru kana

Unbearable is my heart’s pain—
Upon the distant skies
I gaze, but
The clouds do just my view
Block!

Fujiwara no Sanesada

Waka Poetry