A poem from the Poetry Contest held at the Palace of Former Emperor Uda.
さくら花ちりぬるかぜのなごりには水なき空に浪ぞたちける
| sakurabana tirinuru kaze no nagori ni Fa midu naki sora ni nami zo tatikeru | Cherry blossoms Scattered, the wind Leaves a keepsake In the waterless sky of A wave of broken petals. |
Tsurayuki