Nature
Oh! Kwannon, Patron of this hill
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 74
Nature
Oh! Kwannon, Patron of this hill,
The maid, for whom I pine,
Is obstinate and wayward, like
The gusts around thy shrine.
What of those prayers of mine?
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MLA
Shunrai, Minamoto no. “Oh! Kwannon, Patron of this hill.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-shunrai/0/.
Chicago
Shunrai, Minamoto no. “Oh! Kwannon, Patron of this hill.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-shunrai/0/.