Time & Brevity
Short Stanza XLI: Old Age is not a friend I wish to meet
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1900) · From Short Stanzas
Time & Brevity
Old Age is not a friend I wish to meet;
And if some day to see me he should come,
I'd lock the door as he walk'd up the street,
And cry, "Most honored sir! I'm not at home!"
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLI: Old Age is not a friend I wish to meet.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/82/.
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Classical Japanese Poets. “Short Stanza XLI: Old Age is not a friend I wish to meet.” Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/classical-japanese-poets/82/.
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