Nature
Short Stanza IV: Heedless that now the mists of spring do rise
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
Heedless that now the mists of spring do rise,
Why fly the wild geese northward?--Can it be
Their native home is fairer to their eyes,
Though no sweet flowers blossom on its lea?
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza IV: Heedless that now the mists of spring do rise.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/47/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza IV: Heedless that now the mists of spring do rise.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/47/.
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