A poem expressing feelings in metaphor.
見わたしの三室の山の巌菅ねもころ我れは片思ぞする
| miwatashi no mimuro no yama no ipapo suge nemokoro ware pa kata’omopi zo suru |
As I gaze Upon Mimuro Mountain’s Hardy grasses on the crags How fondly do my Thoughts dwell on you. |
Kakinomoto no Hitomaro Collection