Nature
The moon that shone the whole night through
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 21
Nature
The moon that shone the whole night through
This autumn morn I see,
As here I wait thy well-known step,
For thou didst promise me—
‘I’ll surely come to thee.’
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MLA
Sosei. “The moon that shone the whole night through.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sosei/0/.
Chicago
Sosei. “The moon that shone the whole night through.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/sosei/0/.