SKKS VIII: 787

After her mother’s death, composed on the evening of the funeral at Saga.

今はさはうきよのさがのゝべをこそつゆきえはてしあとゝしのばめ

ima wa sa wa
uki yo no saga no
nobe o koso
tsuyu kiehateshi
ato to shinobame
Now it is just so:
In this fleeting world at Saga
Field, indeed, has
The dew vanished completely, and
All I can do is recall the traces left behind.

The Daughter of Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari

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