Nature
All through the never-ending night
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 85
Nature
All through the never-ending night
I lie awake and think;
In vain I look to try and see
The daybreak’s feeble blink
Peep through the shutter’s chink.
Cite this poem
MLA
Shun'e. “All through the never-ending night.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shune/0/.
Chicago
Shun'e. “All through the never-ending night.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/shune/0/.