The day after someone’s third son had had his coming-of-age ceremony, Motosuke sent this to him.
松島の磯にむれゐる蘆鶴のをのがさまざまみえし千代かな
| matusima no iso ni murewiru asitadu no wono ga samazama miesi tiyo kana |
At Matsushima’s Rocky shore, the flocking Cranes among the reeds, Each and every one Has seen a thousand passing years. |