When he had had a relationship with the Superintendent of the Palace Wardrobe Office for a number of years, he became unable to meet with her and on the final day of the year sent her:
物思ふと過ぐる月日も知らぬ間に今年は今日に果てぬとか聞く
| mono omoFu to suguru tuki Fi mo siranu ma ni kotosi Fa keFu ni Fatenu to ka kiku | In gloomy thought I’ve passed the days and months All unknowing; then That this year on this very day Will end, I heard. |
Fujiwara no Atsutada (906-940)