Composed on white chrysanthemums.
心あてにおらばやおらむ初霜のをきまどはせる白菊の花
| kokoroate ni oraba ya oramu hatu simo no woki madoFaseru siragiku no Fana |
I can but guess, When wondering which to pluck- First frosts Upon them-how perplexing are these White chrysanthemum blooms! |
Ōshikōchi no Mitsune
凡河内躬恒