Sanekata Shū 243

Sent to a lady on the day of the first snowfall of the year.

あひ思はぬ人の心に淡雪のとけてしのぶる我やなになり

aFiomoFanu
Fito no kokoro ni
aFayuki no
tokete sinoburu
ware ya nani nari
A callous
Heart’s passions as
Sleeting snow
Do melt away; and for long-suffering
Me, what’s left?

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