Nature
Oh stormy winds, bring up the clouds
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 12
Nature
Oh stormy winds, bring up the clouds,
And paint the heavens grey;
Lest these fair maids of form divine
Should angel wings display,
And fly far far away.
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Henjō. “Oh stormy winds, bring up the clouds.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/henjo/0/.
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Henjō. “Oh stormy winds, bring up the clouds.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/henjo/0/.