Nature

The stormy winds of yesterday

by Harumichi no Tsuraki d. 864

Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 32

Nature

The stormy winds of yesterday
The maple branches shook;
And see! a mass of crimson leaves
Has lodged within that nook,
And choked the mountain brook.

MLA

Tsuraki, Harumichi no. “The stormy winds of yesterday.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/harumichi-no-tsuraki/0/.

Chicago

Tsuraki, Harumichi no. “The stormy winds of yesterday.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/harumichi-no-tsuraki/0/.

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