And he had a dream, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth with its top reaching to heaven; and behold, the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

Genesis

あるじをば誰ともわかず春はただ垣根の梅をたづねてぞみる

Careless of who the master of the house may be, spring simply visits and admires the plum blossoms along the fence.

Fujiwara no Atsuie Ason（藤原敦家朝臣）, Shin Kokin Wakashū (新古今和歌集), Volume 1: Spring Poetry I, Poem No. 42