Composed and sent to the Monk Shoku (ca. 917-1007).
暗より暗道にぞ入ぬべき遙に照せ山の葉の月
| kurasa yori kuraki miti ni zo irinubeki Faruka ni terase yama no Fa no tuki |
From darkness On a shadowed path I must make my way; Let it faintly shine, The moon upon the mountain’s edge. |
Masamune’s Daughter [Izumi] Shikibu
和泉式部