Gomizunō-in gyoshū 691

Love on seeing again.

忘られぬ思ひはさしも浅からで浅かの沼の草の名もうし

wasurarenu
omoi wa sashimo
asakarade
asaka no numa no
kusa no na mo ushi

I cannot forget
My passion for truly
’Tis not shallow;
In Asaka Marsh,
A weed—to be called so is hard, indeed!

Emperor Gomizunō

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