A poem from a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
さく花は千種ながらにあだなれど誰かは春を怨はてたる
| saku Fana Fa tigusa nagara ni ada naredo tare ka Fa Faru wo uramiFatetaru | The blossoms bloom In countless kinds Most fragile, yet Who is it that for springtime Is filling with despite? |
Fujiwara no Okikaze