Poetry Match held by the Reikeiden Junior Consort

Poems matched by the retainers of the Reikeiden Junior Consort, around the Third Month, Tenryaku 10.

Haze

Left (Tie)

あさひさすみねのしらゆきむらぎえてはるのかすみはたなびきにけり

asahi sasu mine no shirayuki muragiete haru no kasumi wa tanabikinikeri

Morning sun shines upon The snow upon the peak, so white, All vanishing with The haze of spring A’trailing.

Kanemori
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Right

みよしのはゆきふりやまずさむけれどかすみぞはるのしるべなりける

miyoshino wa yuki furiyamazu samukeredo kasumi zo haru no shirube narikeru

In fair Yoshino, where Never does the snow stop falling, ‘Tis cold, yet Haze of spring Is a sign.

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