SKKS II: 154

From the poetry contest in 1500 rounds.

おもひたつとりはふるすもたのむらんなれぬる花のあとのゆふぐれ

omoi tatsu
tori wa furu su mo
tanomuran
narenuru hana no
ato no yûgure
Of a mind to depart,
A bird his former nest
Will always find;
Accustomed to the blossoms
On this evening they are gone…

The Monk Jakuren
寂蓮

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