惜せき春しゅん

noun

lamenting the passing of spring; lamenting the passing of one's youth

A literary or poetic noun expressing a bittersweet regret for the end of spring or, by extension, the fading of youth. Often used in titles or reflective writing.

• 彼かれの俳はい句くには惜せき春しゅんの思おもいが込こめられている。

  His haiku is filled with a sense of lament for the passing of spring.

• この歌か集しゅうのテーマは惜せき春しゅんと青せい春しゅんへの郷きょう愁しゅうだ。

  The theme of this poetry collection is lamenting the passing of spring and nostalgia for youth.