Peach Blossom
さきし時なほこそみしかももの花ちればをしくぞ思ひなりぬる
sakishi toki nao koso mishika momo no hana chireba oshiku zo omoinarinuru When they bloomed,
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[ii] This poem is included in Shūishū (XVI: 1030) as an anonymous poem with the headnote ‘Topic unknown’.
これも又花かあらぬか浦風の吹上にたてる春の白雲
kore mo mata These, too, again
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あさ霞花かあらぬか春風の吹上の浜に波や立つらん
asagasumi In the morning haze
160
けふぞみるかざしの波の花のうへにいとはぬ風の吹上のはま
kyō zo miru Today, indeed, I see:
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Chinaberry
うぐひすの来の花とのみいふなればあふち どりをばすゑむともせず
uguisu no au chi dori oba The bush warbler
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This is another acrostic with the name of the plant, ōchi [auchi ], contained within au chidori .
さみだれにこひすといふなはたたばたて君にあふちの花し咲きなば
samidare ni In the gentle summer rain
Chinaberry
我がやどにあふちのはなはさきたれどなにしもおはぬ物にぞ有りける
wa ga yado ni At my house
Tsurayuki
Love
From among my Love poems
春ふかみ峰のあらしに散る花のさだめなきよに恋つつぞふる
haru fukami mine no arashi ni chiru hana no sadamenaki yo ni koitsutsu zo furu Deep in springtime
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Round Eighteen
Left (Tie)
すみよしのきしかたのよにひきかへてはなさくまつのみともならばや
sumiyoshi no kishikata no yo ni hikikaete hana saku matsu no mi tomo naraba ya On Sumiyoshi’s
Koretsuna
Right
たのみこしかみのしるしにうきよをもすみよしとだにおもひなりせば
tanomikoshi kami no shirushi ni ukiyo o mo sumiyoshi to dani omoinariseba I have come to rely
Suesada
Both the Left and Right this round only appear skilled in their use of diction. The poem on blossom probably needs a little more work, I think, but they really are about the same.
はるをまつむめのふるえにふる雪は人だのめなるはなにざりける
haru o matsu mume no furue ni furu yuki wa hitodanome naru hana ni zarikeru Awaiting the springtime,
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