She left a relatively large number of waka (Japanese poems), many of which mourned the death of her husband and children such as 'Hitokoe mo Kimini tsugenan hototogisu kono samidare wa yamini madofuto (Please just tell my late son this, hototogisu (lesser cuckoo), that this summer rain shrouds me in darkness)' composed after the death of Emperor Goichijo.
彼女は比較的に多くの和歌を残したが、なかでも後一条天皇の死後に詠んだ「ひと声も君に告げなんほととぎす　この五月雨は闇にまどふと」等、夫や子供の死を悼んだ歌が多い。