Japanese poem by Oshikochi no Mitsune from Ogura 100 poems (early 13th century) 心あてに 折らばや折らむ 初霜の おきまどはせる 白菊の花 "If it were my wish / To pick the white chrysanthemums, / Puzzled by the frost / Of the early autumn time, / I by chance might pluck the flower." (calligraphy by yopiko)

Japanese poem by Oshikochi no Mitsune from Ogura 100 poems (early 13th century) 心あてに 折らばや折らむ 初霜の おきまどはせる 白菊の花 "If it were my wish / To pick the white chrysanthemums, / Puzzled by the frost / Of the early autumn time, / I by chance might pluck the flower." (calligraphy by yopiko)

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