A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the reign of the Kanpyō emperor.

明けぬとて帰る道にはこきたれて雨も涙もふりそほちつつ

akenu tote kaFeru miti ni Fa kokitarete ame mo namida mo FurisoFotitutu

‘Tis the break of day, and On the road back home Descending sheets of Rain, and my tears, too Soak me to the skin…

Lord Toshiyuki