Composed on the conception of the beginning of winter.
草の葉もはや霜がれの色みえて外山かたかけ冬はきにけり
| kusa no ha mo haya shimogare no iro miete toyama katakake fuyu wa kinikeri | The blades of grass, Swiftly, their frost burned Hues do show All o’er the distant mountains Has the winter come. |
The Lay Priest and Former Regent and Minister of Left