Kanpyō no ōntoki kisai no miya uta’awase 80

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ふくみあへず消えなむ雪を冬の日の花と見ればや鳥のとむらん

fukumiaezu
kienamu yuki o
fuyu no hi no
hana to mireba ya
tori no touran
Unable enter in
The vanishing snow
On a winter’s day,
Mistaking it for blossom, is that why
The birds do seek it out?

155

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This poem is missing from extant texts of the competition.

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