Sent to a woman at the beginning.
みごもりのぬまのいはがきつゝめどもいかなるひまにぬるゝたもとぞ
migomori no numa no iwagaki tsutsumedomo ikanaru hima ni nururu tamoto zo |
A secret pool Within the marsh girt round by rocks Is hidden, yet Through some tiny crack I have soaked my sleeves. |
Senior Assistant Governor General of the Province of Kyushu [Fujiwara no] Takatō (949-1013)