SIS XVIII: 1206

She had this written as a reply when Middle Counsellor Taira no Korenaka sent her a letter for the first time in a long while.

夢とのみ思ひなりにし世中を何いまさらにおどろかすらん

yume to nomi
omoinarinishi
yo no naka o
nani imasara ni
odorokasuran
Simply as a dream
Had I come to think
Of us, so
Why now of all times
Should I be so intrigued?

The Daughter of Takashina no Narinaka

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.

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