Scarlet lotus flowers floating on marsh water, from the poetry contest at Sadafun’s house, Engi 6
みどりぬにうきたるはちすくれなゐにみづにごるなり波たつなゆめ
midorinu ni Upon the green marsh
Anonymous
Same as the previous poem.
咲く花のひかりにもゆる春のきはけぶりをこめて晴れずぞ有りける
saku Fana no The blooming blossom
Anonymous
On the warm feeling of spring, enveloped by smoke, from the poetry contest at Sadafun’s house in Engi 6.
梅の花雪にみゆれど春の気はけぶりをこめて寒からなくに
ume no Fana The plum blossom
Anonymous
A poem from a poetry contest held in the Eighth Month, Shōtai 4.
いそのかみふるのやしろにはふくずもあきにしなれば色かはりけり
isonokami In Isonokami
Anonymous
A poem from the Poetry Contest held in the first year of Shōtai by former emperor Uda .[1]
wominaFesi O, maidenflowers,
Anonymous
[1] The headnote is mistaken, as this poem actually comes from another maidenflower contest held by Uda , the year of which is unknown.
The Empress Dowager’s reply:
みづのえのかたみとおもへどうぐひすの花のくしげはあけてだにみず
midu no e no By the waters’ edge
The Shichijō Empress
君にとし思ひかくれば鶯のはなのくしげもをしまざりけり
kimi ni to si For my Lady did
Ise
It is said that she composed this poem and sent it, together with some budding scarlet plum blossom to the residence of the Kujō Lady of the Bedchamber when Her Highness held a little box match.
今朝見ずはまがひなましを夕顔の垣根に白く咲ける卯の花
kesa mizu wa
This morning I failed to see, but
Ōe no Masafusa
This poem is also Eshishū 379
白雲の五百重の彼方の国人も今日のみあれにあはぬあらじな
shirakumo no
Beyond clouds of white,
Fujiwara no Nakazane
白山の松の木影に隱ろへてやすらにすめる雷の鳥かな
shirayama no
On Shirayama
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