A poem from the Poetry Contest held in the first year of Shōtai by former emperor Uda.[1]
wominaFesi woritoru goto ni matumusi no yado Fa karenu to naku ga kanashiki | O, maidenflowers, Each and every time I pick you, The pine crickets, that Their lodging should not fade away Do cry, and that is sad, indeed. |
Anonymous
[1]The headnote is mistaken, as this poem actually comes from another maidenflower contest held by Uda, the year of which is unknown.