I sought for you in the { Osaka Yama
{ mount of meeting
But though never forgetting you
My way was lost in the trackless valley.
His second poem:
Being overwhelmed with sorrow
I wished to remain in retirement
But { Omi no umi
{ the lake of meeting
Is beyond { Uchi de no Hama
{ the beach of going out.
She wrote back only poems:
Tears which could not be restrained at the barrier
Flow towards the { Omi no umi—
{ lake of meeting
And on the margin she wrote:
Let me try you—
My own heart also,
Come and tempt me towards the royal city.
His Highness had never thought of going so far [to seek her], but he thought he must go to her as he had received such a letter. He came and they went back together.
His poem:
Infelicitous love! Although entered into the Way of Eternal Law.[15]
Who was it came
And tempted back to the Royal City?