When he was considerably over eighty, he was commanded to compose a hundred poem sequence, so he composed this and presented it.

しめをきていまやとおもふ秋山のよもぎがもとにまつむしのなく

shime okite ima ya to omou aki yama no yomogi ga moto ni matsumushi no naku

‘Tis there I’ll rest– And wonder if now is the time– Upon a mount in autumn Beneath a mugwort patch Pining, the crickets cry.

Master of the Dowager Empress’ Household Office Toshinari
藤原俊成