Nature
Ah! why does love distract my thoughts
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 14
Nature
Ah! why does love distract my thoughts,
Disordering my will!
I’m like the pattern on the cloth
Of Michinoku hill,—
All in confusion still.
Cite this poem
MLA
Tōru, Minamoto no. “Ah! why does love distract my thoughts.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-toru/0/.
Chicago
Tōru, Minamoto no. “Ah! why does love distract my thoughts.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-toru/0/.