A poem from the Poetry Competition held by Her Majesty, The Empress, during the Kanpyō period.
白浪に秋のこのはのうかべるをあまのながせる舟かとぞ見る
siranami ni aki no ko no Fa no ukaberu wo ama no nagaseru Fune ka to zo miru |
Atop the whitecaps Autumn leaves Float as Divers’ drifting Boats seeming. |
Fujiwara no Okikaze
藤原興風