A poem composed at a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the Kanpyô period.
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. |
The Monk Sosei
素性法師