KKS IV: 178

Composed at a poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, during the same era.

契りけむ心ぞつらきたなばたの年にひとたびあふはあふかは

tigiriken
kokoro zo turaki
tanabata no
tosi ni Fito tabi
aFu Fa aFu ka Fa
The vow
Of a pitiless heart:
The Weaver Maid,
But once a year
Will meet; can it be true?

Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風

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