Composed when a man who had not visited in a long time called upon her, and then did not call again.
なかなかにうかりしまゝにやみにせば忘るゝ程に成も志なまし
| nakanaka ni ukarisi mama ni yami ni seba wasururu Fodo ni nari mo sinamasi |
If completely Cold were we And had ended it, Forgetting you Would come easily. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部