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Yamabe no Akahito

Yamabe no Akahito by Ogura Hyakunin Isshu

When to Tago's coast
I the way have gone, and see
Perfect whiteness laid
On Mount Fuji's lofty peak
By the drift of falling snow.

Form: Tanka

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