Nature
As fickle as the mountain gusts
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 58
Nature
As fickle as the mountain gusts
That on the moor I’ve met,
’Twere best to think no more of thee,
And let thee go. But yet
I never can forget.
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MLA
Sanmi, Daini no. “As fickle as the mountain gusts.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/daini-no-sanmi/0/.
Chicago
Sanmi, Daini no. “As fickle as the mountain gusts.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/daini-no-sanmi/0/.