Composed when remembering someone who had passed away in the autumn.

としごとにむかしはとほくなりゆけどうかりし秋はまたもきにけり

tosi goto ni mukasi Fa toFoku nariyukedo ukarisi aki Fa mata mo kinikeri

Every single year That long-gone day more distant Grows, yet Despised autumn Has come round once more.

Minamoto no Shigeyuki