Autumn Wind

Japanese




秋風にうきたつ雲はまどへども  
    のどかにわたる雁のひとつら


Aki kaze ni uki tatsu kumo wa madoe domo 
      nodoka ni wataru kari no hito tsura




In the autumn wind    
Though floating clouds
are out of order      
Peacefully flying is  
a line of wild geese  



Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358)
Born in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. He founded the the Ashikaga Shogunate in Kyoto.
From "Fuga Waka Shu".


20 Sep 2008 


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Poetry

Verse in the Universe