When Tachibana no Michisada went down to Michinoku, forgetting Izumi Shikibu, Akazome Emon composed this poem and sent it to her.
行く人もとまるもいかに思ふらん別れてのちのまたの別れを
| yuku Fito mo tomaru mo ika ni omoFuran wakarete noti no mata no wakare wo |
He who goes and You who stay, what Do you feel, I wonder? After parting To part once more… |
Akazome Emon
赤染衛門