Seeing the first snows lying upon the fallen autumn leaves, he sent this to a lady-in-waiting in the Jōtōmon Palace.
山ざとはみちもやみえずなりぬらんもみぢとゝもに雪のふりぬる
| yamazato wa michi mo yamiezu narinuran momiji to tomo ni yuki no furinuru |
To your mountain home The path is now impassable I think; Along with autumn leaves The snow has started falling. |
Fujiwara no Ietsune
藤原家經