Nature
Gone are my old familiar friends
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 34
Nature
Gone are my old familiar friends,
The men I used to know;
Yet still on Takasago beach
The same old pine trees grow,
That I knew long ago.
Cite this poem
MLA
Okikaze, Fujiwara no. “Gone are my old familiar friends.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-okikaze/0/.
Chicago
Okikaze, Fujiwara no. “Gone are my old familiar friends.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/fujiwara-no-okikaze/0/.