On the moon by the sea, for a poetry match held at the Poetry Office.

和歌のうらに月のでしほのさすままによるなくつるの声ぞかなしき

waka no ura ni tsuki no deshio no sasu mama ni yoru naku tsuru no koe zo kanashiki

Above the Bay of Waka The moon emerges and upon Deshio As it shines At night the crying cranes’ Calls are sad, indeed.

Former Major Archbishop Jien