Composed on azaleas.
岩つゝじをりもてぞ見るせこが着し紅ぞめの色に似たれば
| iFa tutuzi wori mote zo miru seko ga kisi kurenawizome no iro ni nitareba |
Azaleas ’twixt the rocks: Plucked, held and gazed upon; My darling wore Dark crimson Colours, such as these. |
Izumi Shikibu
和泉式部