She formed a friendship with KIYOHARA no Motosuke, and when she gave him a send-off upon his return to Kyoto after completion of his term as a Higo no kami (governor of Higo Province), she composed a poem which reads, 'I will not forget you even if the water of Shirakawa River dries up.' |
彼女は清原元輔と親交を結び、肥後守の任期が終わって帰京する彼を送別する際、「白川の底の水ひて塵立たむ 時にぞ君を思い忘れん」と詠んだという。 |