A poem from the poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, in the Kanpyō period.
散らねどもかねてぞおしきもみぢ葉は今は限の色と見つれば
| tiranedomo kanete zo osiki momidiba Fa ima Fa kagiri no iro to mitureba | Not fallen yet Even now is there something to regret In the scarlet autumn leaves, For already the utmost of Their hues do I see, so… |
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