Nature
It was a white chrysanthemum
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 29
Nature
It was a white chrysanthemum
I came to take away;
But, which are coloured, which are white,
I’m half afraid to say,
So thick the frost to-day!
Cite this poem
MLA
Mitsune, Ōshikōchi no. “It was a white chrysanthemum.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/oshikochi-no-mitsune/0/.
Chicago
Mitsune, Ōshikōchi no. “It was a white chrysanthemum.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/oshikochi-no-mitsune/0/.