From a poetry match held during the reign of the Tenryraku Emperor.[i] あしひきの山がくれなるさくら花ちりのこれりと風にしらるな asiFiki no yamagakure naru sakurabana tirinokoreri to kaze ni siraru na Within the leg-wearing Mountains concealed, O, cherry blossom, That you linger and not scatter, I would not have the wind discover! Shōni no myōbu少弐命婦 [i] The poetry match in question is … Continue reading SIS I: 66