From a poetry match held during the reign of the Tenryraku Emperor.[i]

あしひきの山がくれなるさくら花ちりのこれりと風にしらるな

asiFiki no yamagakure naru sakurabana tirinokoreri to kaze ni siraru na

Within the leg-wearing Mountains concealed, O, cherry blossom, That you linger and not scatter, I would not have the wind discover!

Shōni no myōbu
少弐命婦

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[i] The poetry match in question is Dairi uta’awase – Tentoku yo-nen (‘Palace Poetry Match – Tentoku 4’; 960), held by Emperor Murakami 村上 (924-967; r. 946-967). The poem in the match is slightly different.