Man'yōshū MYS XVI: 3814 6th July 2016 temca Leave a comment A poem which was presented. 白玉は緒絶えしにきと聞きしゆゑにその緒また貫き我が玉にせむ siratama pa wodaesiniki to kikisi yuwe ni sono wo mata nuki wa ga tama ni semu The pearl’s Strand has broken I have heard, so Shall I thread it once more, and Make it my own gem?