Still another fifteen poems sent by Yakamochi, Lord Ōtomo, to the Elder Maiden of Sananoue.
夢の逢ひは苦しかりけりおどろきて掻き探れども手にも觸れねば
| ime nö api pa kurusikarikeri odorokite kakisaguredömo te ni mo fureneba |
Meeting in dreams Is painful indeed. Starting awake And reaching out, The questing hand finds nothing. |