Left (Tie)

すみよしのまつのこずゑにふるゆきのつもりまさるとみゆる月かげ

sumiyoshi no matsu no kozue ni furu yuki no tsumorimasaru to miyuru tsukikage

Sumiyoshi’s Pines’ treetops have Fallen snow upon them, Piled even higher, It seems in the moonlight.

Lord Taira no Hiromori
Senior Assistant Minister of Justice
Meagre Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade[i]
31

Right

すみよしのはままつがえをこすなみに月のしらゆふかけそへてけり

sumiyoshi no hamamatsu ga e o kosu nami ni tsuki no shirayū kakesoetekeri

At Sumiyoshi The pine trees on the beach are Washed by waves, with The moon’s sacred streamers Hung, trailing, upon them.

Grand Dharma Master Chikyō[ii]
32

Both Left and Right lack any particular defects and sound elegant—they tie.

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[i] Jūgoige-shu gyōbu taifu Taira ason Hiromori 従五位下守刑部大輔平朝臣広盛

[ii] Daihōshi Chikyō大法師智経