Round Twelve

Left (Tie)

柞原しぐれにそむるくれなゐはこずゑの風や吹きてほすらん

hahasowara shigure ni somuru kurenai wa kozue no kaze ya fukitehosuran

The oak groves by The showers are dyed With scarlet— Might the wind through the treetops, Gusting, bring dryness?

Shinkaku
95

Right

紅葉ばは入日の影のさしそひてゆふくれなゐの色ぞことなる

momijiba wa irihi no kage no sashisoite yūkurenai no iro zo kotonaru

The autumn leaves By sunset’s light Are struck, and Evening’s scarlet Hue is startlingly fine!

Lay Priest Norinaga
96

In the Left’s poem I would want there to be an expression such as ‘robe’ or ‘brocade’ which is being blown. As for the Right, it lacks any unusual diction, but has no noticeable faults, so these should tie.