PagineShort Stanza XV (Autumn)
by Yasuhide · in Classical Poems of Japan
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1880) · From Classical Poetry of Japan
The trees and herbage, as the year doth wane,
For gold and russet leave their former hue—
All but the wave-toss'd flow'rets of the main,
That never yet chill autumn's empire knew.
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.