A poem composed at a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress Dowager, during the reing of the Kanpyō emperor.
我のみやあはれとおもはむきりぎりすなくゆふかげのやまとなでしこ
ware nomi ya aFare to omoFan kirigirisu naku yuFukage no yamato nadesiko | Is it only I Who loves it so? Crickets Chirping in the evening shadows On the wild pinks. |
Dharma Master Sosei
素性法師