Hyakunin Isshu No.15 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Emperor Koko. The emperor before him was Emperor Yozei, the poet of Hyakunin Isshu No.13. Emperor Yozei retired when he was seventeen years old. The official reason was he had become ill. The real reason is believed to be some scandal in the Imperical Court. There were some candidates for the next emperor. There is a document which tells that Minamoto-no Toru, the poet of Hyakunin Isshu No.14, recommended himself, but was rejected. It seems there is no confirmation about the information. After some negotiation, Emperor Koko was selected. When he succeeded the emperor, he was fifty-five years old.
The poem was created before he became the emperor. It describes the author gathering young herbs in a field in early spring for somebody close to him, and snow falling on his sleeves.
Hyakunin Isshu No.15 of Yoga Promenade
The poet is Emperor Koko. The emperor before him was Emperor Yozei, the poet of Hyakunin Isshu No.13. Emperor Yozei retired when he was seventeen years old. The official reason was he had become ill. The real reason is believed to be some scandal in the Imperical Court. There were some candidates for the next emperor. There is a document which tells that Minamoto-no Toru, the poet of Hyakunin Isshu No.14, recommended himself, but was rejected. It seems there is no confirmation about the information. After some negotiation, Emperor Koko was selected. When he succeeded the emperor, he was fifty-five years old.
The poem was created before he became the emperor. It describes the author gathering young herbs in a field in early spring for somebody close to him, and snow falling on his sleeves.