SKKS XV: 1358

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思ほえず袖に凑のさはぐかなもろこし舟のよりしばかりに

omohoezu
sode no minato no
sawagu kana
morokoshibune no
yorishi bakari ni
Unexpectedly,
Upon the river-mouths of my sleeves
There is such commotion;
A ship from far Cathay
Had just made port.

Anonymous

This poem also appears in Ise Monogatari, Chapter 26.

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