| Even though I squeeze fujigoromo (clothes made of Japanese wisteria) with dew, autumn does not come unless drying its sleeve (Thinking about parents, "Shokukokin Wakashu" Volume 16, Aishuuta (Melancholy Poetry.) |
置く露を いかにしほれとふし衣 ほさぬ袂に秋のきぬらむ （親の思ひに侍りける頃 『続古今和歌集』 巻十六 哀愁歌） |