Sent to someone on the Fifth day of the Fifth Month.
ひたすらに軒の菖蒲のつくづくと思へばねのみかゝる袖かな
| Fitasura ni noki no ayame no tukuduku to omoFeba ne nomi kakaru sode kana |
Completely upon The sweet-flag on the eaves Vacantly I Rest my thoughts, then the sound alone Is on my hanging sleeves. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部