English poem
Poem 75 (1Chigiri okishi…)
by Fujiwara no Mototoshi (1060–1142)
1Chigiri okishi Sasemo ga tsuyu wo 1Inochi nite Aware kotoshi no Aki mo inumeri. t is a promise unfulfilled, 1For which I humbly sue; The dainty little mugwort plant 1Relies upon the dew, 1And I rely—on you.