吹く風をなこその関と思へども
道もせに散る山桜かな
Fuku kaze o nakoso no seki to omoe domo
michi mo se ni chiru yamazakura kana
Blow of the wind- "Don't Come" Barrier though I hope, In the way scatter mountain cherry blossoms
Minamoto no Yoshiie (1039-1106)
Born in Osaka Prefecture. This poem was composed at "Don't Come" Barrier, Fukushima Prefecture.
From "Senzai Wakashu (千載和歌集)".
"Don't Come" Barrier : A barrier between Kyoto Dynasty and Tohoku Region. In Japanese "Nakoso no Seki (勿来の関)"
7 Apr 2009