A poem composed at a competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress during the Kampyō era (889-898).
かきくらし降る白雪のしたぎえにきえて物思ころにもある哉
| kakikurasi Furu sirayuki no sitagie ni kiete mono omoFu koro no mo aru kana |
All is dark With falling snow, Yet beneath Melts away my thoughts and life At such a time as this. |
Mibu no Tadamine
壬生忠岑