To Whom Winter Comes Faster? (9) —The Ninth of 10 Chinese Poems on the Poor composed in the winter of 886 by Sugawara Michizane, the then Sanuki Province Governor—

To whom winter comes faster? To salt makers winter comes faster Boiling sea water is easy for them to handle Smoking themselves, however, is what they should dare Dry weather lowers salt prices Dry climate, however, supports their trade Wishing to sue violent powerful families at heart They often just bow to officials at sea ports