Nature
This lovely morn the dewdrops flash
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 37
Nature
This lovely morn the dewdrops flash
Like diamonds on the grass—
A blaze of sparkling jewels! But
The autumn wind, alas!
Scatters them as I pass.
Cite this poem
MLA
Asayasu, Fun'ya no. “This lovely morn the dewdrops flash.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/funya-no-asayasu/0/.
Chicago
Asayasu, Fun'ya no. “This lovely morn the dewdrops flash.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/funya-no-asayasu/0/.