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OW difficult it is for men Not to forget the past! I fear my husband’s love for me Is disappearing fast; This day must be my last.

The real name of this lady was Taka, and her son’s name was Korechika Fujiwara. She lived about 1004, and it is supposed that this verse was written in a fit of jealousy against her husband; she is shown in the picture all alone at home bewailing her lot.