Nature
I bring no prayers on coloured silk
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 24
Nature
I bring no prayers on coloured silk
To deck thy shrine to-day,
But take instead these maple leaves,
That grow at Tamuké;
Finer than silk are they.
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MLA
Kanke. “I bring no prayers on coloured silk.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/kanke/0/.
Chicago
Kanke. “I bring no prayers on coloured silk.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/kanke/0/.