When Major Counsellor Kintō said, ‘You should come to see the profusion of blossoms,’ and he was unable to visit.

花もみな散りなん後はわが宿のなににつけてか人をまつべき

Fana mo mina tirinan noti Fa wa ga yado no nani ni tukete ka Fito wo matubeki

After the blossoms, every one, Have scattered, then At my house Why, indeed, Should I folk await?

Imperial Prince Tomohira, Minister of Central Affairs