Composed when his older sister died.
瀨を塞けば淵となりても淀みけり別れを止むるしがらみぞなき
| se wo sekeba Futi to naritemo yodomikeri wakare wo tomuru sigarami zo naki |
When the rapids are blocked, Though a quite pool appear, In the end, it will stagnate, but To halt this parting There is no weir at all. |
Mibu no Tadamine
壬生忠岑