Composed when he picked some plum blossoms.
鶯の笠に縫ふてふ梅花折てかざさむ老かくるやと
| uguFisu no kasa ni nuFu teFu ume no Fana worite kazasamu oi kakuru ya to | That the warbler A parasol does weave, they say, so Plum blossom Should I pluck and wear within my hair To hide the signs of age? |
The Higashi Sanjō Minister