On the last day of the Third Month.

いのちあらばまたもあひみむ春なれどしのびがたくてくらしつるかな

inochi araba mata mo aimimu haru naredo shinobigatakute kurashitsuru kana

If I live I might once more encounter The springtime, yet How hard that is to recall Amid the dark!

Minister of Central Affairs, Prince Tomohira