Another kakekotoba : kari here is simultaneously the conjunctive form of the verb ‘to borrow’ and the noun ‘goose’.
Topic unknown.
夜をさむみ衣かりがねなくなへに萩のしたばもうつろひにけり
yo wo samumi The night is cold, soborrow a robe with goose cries
This poem is said by some to be the work of Kakinomoto no Hitomaro.
Anonymous.
Topic unknown.
春霞かすみていにしかりがねは今ぞなくなる秋ぎりのうへに
Farugasumi
Spring mist
Anonymous
Topic unknown.
いとはやもなきぬるかりか白露のいろどる木木ももみぢあへなくに
ito Faya mo
How very early
Anonymous
The original poem mentions two different types of birds traditionally associated with the season of autumn: geese and inaoFosedori . Unfortunately, it is no longer known exactly what type of bird the latter was.
Topic unknown.
わがかどにいなおほせどりのなくなへにけさ吹く風にかりはきにけり
wa ga kado ni
At my gateautumn birds
Anonymous
Tomonori is displaying his familiarity with Chinese traditions, which held that geese would carry letters for people.
A poem from a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
秋風にはつかりがねぞきこゆなるたがたまづさをかけてきつらむ
akikaze ni
On the autumn windletters
Ki no Tomonori
Composed on the first goose.
まつ人にあらぬ物からはつかりのけさなくこゑのめづらしきかな
matu Fito ni
The one I’m waiting for,
Ariwara no Motokata
Topic unknown.
ひぐらしのなく山里のゆふぐれは風よりほかにとふ人もなし
Figurasi no
Evening cicadas
Anonymous.
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'Simply moving and elegant'