Budding Azalea

君を思ふ心にみつつしのばなむ恋しきをりはあまたすぐれど

kimi o omou kokoro ni mitsutsu shinobanamu koishiki ori wa amata suguredo

My yearning for you Is ever seen within my heart, but I would keep it secret, though Times of passion Many have there been…

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This poem is an acrostic with ‘budding azalea’ (mitsutsuji no hana) contained within mitsutsu shinobanamu.