Nature
Time was when I despised my youth
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 84
Nature
Time was when I despised my youth,
As boyhood only can;
What would I give for boyhood now,
When finishing life’s span
An old decrepid man!
Cite this poem
MLA
Kiyosuke, Fujiwara no. “Time was when I despised my youth.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-kiyosuke/0/.
Chicago
Kiyosuke, Fujiwara no. “Time was when I despised my youth.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-kiyosuke/0/.