KKS I: 27

Composed on a willow near the great Western Temple.

浅緑糸よりかけて白露を珠にもぬける春の柳か

asamidori
ito yorikakete
shiratuyu wo
tama ni mo nukeru
Faru no yanagi ka
Pale green
Threads entwining and
With white dew
Jewels a’strung –
That is a willow in springtime!

Archbishop Henjō

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