Nature
Surely the morning moon, I thought
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 31
Nature
Surely the morning moon, I thought,
Has bathed the hill in light;
But, no; I see it is the snow
That, falling in the night,
Has made Yoshino white.
Cite this poem
MLA
Korenori, Sakanoue no. “Surely the morning moon, I thought.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sakanoue-no-korenori/0/.
Chicago
Korenori, Sakanoue no. “Surely the morning moon, I thought.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sakanoue-no-korenori/0/.