Nature
Short Stanza XIII: What bark impelled by autumn's fresh'ning gale
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Nature
What bark impelled by autumn's fresh'ning gale
Comes speeding t'ward me?--'Tis the wild geese arriv'n
Across the fathomless expanse of Heav'n,
And lifting up their voices for a sail!
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XIII: What bark impelled by autumn's fresh'ning gale.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/56/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XIII: What bark impelled by autumn's fresh'ning gale.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/56/.
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