Nature
I started off along the shore
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 4
Nature
I started off along the shore,
The sea shore at Tago,
And saw the white and glist’ning peak
Of Fuji all aglow
Through falling flakes of snow.
Cite this poem
MLA
Akahito, Yamabe no. “I started off along the shore.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/yamabe-no-akahito/0/.
Chicago
Akahito, Yamabe no. “I started off along the shore.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/yamabe-no-akahito/0/.