Nature
Out in the fields this autumn day
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 1
Nature
Out in the fields this autumn day
They’re busy reaping grain;
I sought for shelter ’neath this roof,
But fear I sought in vain,—
My sleeve is wet with rain.
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MLA
Tenji, Emperor. “Out in the fields this autumn day.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-tenji/0/.
Chicago
Tenji, Emperor. “Out in the fields this autumn day.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emperor-tenji/0/.