▁Mid are g ami ▁is ▁first ▁of ▁all ▁a ▁di ary , ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁poet ' s ▁encounter ▁with ▁T ek kan ▁Y os ano , ▁her ▁event ual ▁husband . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 3 9 9 ▁po ems , ▁ 3 8 5 ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁of ▁her ▁love ▁for ▁T ek kan , ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁initial ▁love ▁affair ▁( T ek kan ▁had ▁a ▁common ▁law ▁wife ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁and ▁el op ement ▁are ▁present ▁within ▁the ▁po ems . ▁ ▁Although ▁inspired ▁by ▁real ▁life , ▁many ▁references ▁to ▁Japan ' s ▁art istic ▁and ▁literary ▁her itage ▁are ▁also ▁present . ▁Mid are g ami ▁often ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁hero ine ▁Uk if une ▁from ▁the ▁classic ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁Gen ji , ▁which ▁Y os ano ▁had ▁read ▁av id ly ▁during ▁her ▁youth . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁po ems ▁also ▁use ▁the ▁same ▁expressions ▁as ▁those ▁found ▁within ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁Gen ji , ▁and ▁use ▁the ▁imag ery ▁of ▁hair ▁to ▁express ▁a ▁character ’ s ▁fort unes ▁and ▁inner ▁feelings . ▁ ▁k uro g ami ▁no ▁sens u ji ▁no ▁k ami ▁no ▁mid are ▁k ami ▁k ats u ▁om oi ▁mid are ▁om oi ▁mid ar er u ▁black ▁hair ’ s ▁thousand ▁stra ins , ▁tang led ▁hair ▁and ▁tang led ▁feelings ▁ ▁Long ▁black ▁hair ▁appears ▁in ▁classical ▁literary ▁works ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁nob ility , ▁beauty , ▁grace