Nature
The mountain village solitude
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 28
Nature
The mountain village solitude
In winter time I dread;
It seems as if, when friends are gone,
And trees their leaves have shed,
All men and plants are dead.
Cite this poem
MLA
Muneyuki, Minamoto no. “The mountain village solitude.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-muneyuki/0/.
Chicago
Muneyuki, Minamoto no. “The mountain village solitude.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-muneyuki/0/.