Composed at the home of the Regent and Former Prime Minister.
霜枯るゝ花とも見ずは白菊の移ろふ色を歎かさらまし
| shimogaruru hana to mo mizu wa shiragiku no utsurou iro o nagekazaramashi |
If frost-burned Flowers I failed to spot, White chrysanthemums’ Shifting hues Might not cause me grief… |
Minamoto no Koremitsu