A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Dowager Empress during the Reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.

唐ころもほせど袂の露けきは我が身の秋になればなりけり

karakoromo hosedo tamoto no tsuyukeki wa wa ga mi no aki ni nareba narikeri

My Cathay robe I dry, and yet the sleeves Dew dampness is because For me autumn Has come.

Anonymous