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Hyakunin Isshu No.100 of Yoga Promenade

The poet is Juntoku-in. He is Retired Emperor Juntoku. He is a son of Retired Emperor Go-toba, the poet No.99. He started the Jokyu War together with Retired Emperor Go-Toba. After being defeated by the Kamakura Shogunate, he was exiled to Sado Island.

 

The poem was created some years before Jokyu War. In this poem, the author laments the worn-out palace where weeping fern grows on the roof and reminisces about its former glory.

 

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Uploaded on June 10, 2024
Taken on October 9, 2021