Nature
My little temple stands alone
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 47
Nature
My little temple stands alone,
No other hut is near;
No one will pass to stop and praise
Its vine-grown roof, I fear,
Now that the autumn ’s here.
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MLA
Egyō. “My little temple stands alone.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/egyo/0/.
Chicago
Egyō. “My little temple stands alone.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/egyo/0/.