When His Majesty commanded him to submit a poem, he composed this and offered it.
ゆく年のをしくもあるかなますかがみ見るかげさへにくれぬと思へば
| yuku tosi no wosiku mo aru ka na masukagami miru kage saFe ni kurenu to omoFeba |
The parting year Fills me with regret For in a clear glass All I see are signs Of my own passing. |
Ki no Tsurayuki
紀貫之