For the Poetry Contest in One Hundred Rounds, held at the Residence of the Regent and Palace Minister.
ふじのねのけぶりもなほぞたちのぼるうへなき物はおもひなりけり
| fuji no ne no keburi mo nao zo tachinoboru ue naki mono wa omoinarikeri | From the peak of Fuji The smoke yet Rises up, but Nothing tops The fires of my passion.[i] |
Lord Ietaka
[i] An allusive variation on SIS XIV: 891.