Someone whom he had known for a long time came to call; after he had departed, he composed this, attached it to a branch of cherry blossom, and sent it to him.
ひとめ見しきみもや来るとさくら花けふは待ちみてちらばちら南
Fitome misi But briefly did you glimpse them, so
Tsurayuki
When he was instructed by His Majesty to compose a poem, he composed this and presented it.
桜花さきにけらしもあしひきの山の峡よりみゆる白雲
sakurabana The cherry blossom
Tsurayuki
Composed on plucked cherry blossom.
誰しかも尋めておりつる春霞立かくす覧山のさくらを
tare sika mo Who can it be
Tsurayuki
Composed on the scattering of the plum blossoms at his house.
暮ると明くと目かれぬ物を梅花いつの人間にうつろひぬらん
kuru to aku to Neither night nor morn
Tsurayuki
Composed at Mount Kurau.
梅花にほふ春べはくらふ山やみに越ゆれど著くぞありける
ume no Fana The plum blossom
Tsurayuki
Composed when snow was falling.
霞たち木の芽も春の雪ふれば花なき里も花ぞちりける
kasumi tati Amidst the rising haze
Tsurayuki
Topic unknown.
思ひかね妹狩り行けば冬の夜の河風さむみ千鳥鳴くなり
omoFikane Unable to bear this love
Tsurayuki
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