A poem from the Poetry Contest held by the Empress Dowager during the reign of the Kanpyō Emperor.

秋のよのあまてる月の光にはおく白露を玉とこそ見れ

aki no yo no ama teru tsuki no hikari ni wa oku shiratsuyu o tama to koso mire

On an autumn night The heaven-shining moon’s Light upon The fallen silver dewdrops Truly, makes them seem as jewels.

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