Kokinshū KKS XII: 557 4th November 2015 temca Leave a comment Her reply: おろかなる涙ぞそでに玉はなす我はせきあへずたきつせなれば oroka naru namida zo sode ni tama Fa nasu ware Fa sekiaFezu tagituse nareba How hollow Are tears upon a sleeve In gemlets; For mine cannot be dammed As a surging flood! Ono no Komachi 小野小町