Composed on the last day of the Third Month.

いのちあらばまたもあひなむ春なれどしのびがたくてくらしつるかな

inochi araba mata mo ainamu haru naredo shinobigatakute kurashitsuru kana

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

Minister of Central Affairs, Prince Tomohira