Composed as a Winter poem.
雪ふれば冬ごもりせる草も木も春にしられぬ花ぞさきける
| yuki Fureba Fuyugomoriseru kusa mo ki mo Faru ni sirarenu Fana zo sakikeru |
As the snow falls down, Sealing in Winter All the plants and trees, Unknown in Spring Flowers bloom. |
Ki no Tsurayuki
紀貫之