PagineShort Stanza XXII (Congratulations)
by Okikaze · in Classical Poems of Japan
Translated by Basil Hall Chamberlain (1880) · From Classical Poetry of Japan
Of all the days and months that hurry by
Nor leave a trace, how long the weary tale!
And yet how few the springs when in the vale
On the dear flow'rets I may feast mine eye!
This poem and this translation are in the public domain. Source text: Project Gutenberg.