In the same reign, at a chrysanthemum contest, a miniature beach was constructed and poems attached to the chrysanthemums planted upon it. The miniature was modelled upon the beach at Fukiage [Gusting], and when the chrysanthemums had been planted, he composed:
秋風のふきあげに立てるしらぎくは花かあらぬか浪のよするか
aki kaze no
The Autumn wind
Sugawara [no Michizane]
A poem from the poetry competition held by Her Majesty, the Empress, in the Kanpyô period.
うゑし時花まちどをにあれいしきくうつろふ秋にあはむとや見し
uwesi toki
From planting time
Ōe no Chisato
When he was commanded to compose a poem upon chrysanthemums, during the Kanpyō period.
久方の雲のうへにて見る菊は天つ星とぞあやまたれける
Fisakata no
Far distant,
Toshiyuki
It is said he composed this poem on being summoned into the Courtiers’ Room, before having permission to be there.
Composed on transplanting chrysanthemums which had been at someone else’s house:
さきそめしやどしかはれば菊の花色さへにこそうつろひにけれ
sakisomesi
Their first flowered
Tsurayuki
Composed at a time he was thinking of how piteous was the world of men, and saw a chrysanthemum flower.
秋の菊にほふかぎりはかざしてむ花よりさきとしらぬわが身を
aki no kiku
Chrysanthemums in Autumn:
Tsurayuki
Composed on a chrysanthemum planted beside a picture of Osawa pond.
ひともとと思ひしきくをおほさはの池のそこにもたれかうゑけむ
Fitomoto to
There’s a single stem-
Ki no Tomonori
Composed on a picture of a man waiting for someone among the chrysanthemums.
花見つつ人まつ時はしろたへの袖かとのみぞあやまたれける
Fana mitutu
Gazing at the flowers
Ki no Tomonori
Composed on a picture of a man making his way through chrysanthemums, going to a wizard’s palace in the moutains.
ぬれてほす山ぢの菊のつゆのまにいつかちとせを我はへにけむ
nurete Fosu Drenched, then drying
The Monk Sosei
Composed at a poetry competition at Prince Koresada’s house.
露ながらをりてかざさむきくの花おいせぬ秋のひさしかるべく
tuyu nagara
Dew-dappled
Ki no Tomonori
A poem tied to a chrysanthemum before it was planted in someone’s garden.
うゑしうゑば秋なき時やさかざらむ花こそちらめねさへかれめや
uwe si uweba
If well planted,
Ariwara no Narihira
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