Composed on the purification ceremony at the end of the Sixth Month.
思ふ事皆つきねとて麻の葉をきりにきりても祓へつる哉
| omoFu koto mina tukine tote asa no Fa wo kiri ni kirite mo FaraFeturu kana |
My cares Will be all over-with the Sixth Month- Leaves of hemp Cut everywhere and Wipe them all away. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部