SZS XIV: 880

Composed as a love poem.

一夜とてよがれしとこのさむしろにやがてもちりのつもりぬるかな

hitoyo tote
yogaresi toko no
samusiro ni
yagate mo tiri no
tumorinuru kana
‘Just for one night,’ he said, but
At night my bed lies abandoned, with
A chilly, threadbare blanket
Where the dust
Is piled high!

Sanuki

A kuzushiji version of the poem's text.
Created with Soan.

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