SKKS XVIII: 1850

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秋かぜになびくあさぢのすゑごとにおくしら露のあはれ世中

akikaze ni
nabiku asaji no
sue goto ni
oku shiratsuyu no
aware yo no naka
In the autumn breeze
The cogon grass trails back and forth;
On every single frond
Drop silver dewdrops—
So sad is this mundane world of ours.

Semimaru

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
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