Gō no sochi-shū 156

On the shape of a pine tree floating in the pond at the Asuka Mansion.

いけみづにまつのみどりをうつしてぞちとせのかげもいろまさりける

ikemizu ni
matsu no midori o
utsushite zo
chitose no kage mo
iro masarikeru
In the pond’s waters
The pine trees’ green
Is reflected;
The face of a thousand years in
Superlative hues!

Ōe no Masafusa

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