MYS XI: 2638

梓弓　末之腹野尓　鷹田為　君之弓食之　将絶跡念甕屋

adusayumi
suwe no parano ni
togarisuru
kimi ga yuduru no
taemu to omoFe ya

A catalpa bow
On the plain at Sue
A’hawking—
As your bowstring,
I wonder: will I be able to endure?

Anonymous

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