Sanekata Shū 27

His reply:

飽かざりし花をや春の戀ひつらむありし昔を思ひ出てつゝ

akazarisi
Fana wo ya Faru no
koFituramu
arisi mukasi wo
omoFidetetutu

Never sated of
Blossom, does spring
Yearn for them, I wonder;
Times long past, that once were,
Keep coming to my mind.

Waka Poetry