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SKKS XVI: 1547

On the conception of the moon at dawn, for the Kasuga Poetry Match.

天の戸をおしあけがたの雲間より神よの月の影ぞ残れる

ama no to o
oshi akegata no
kumoma yori
kamiyo no tsuki no
kage zo nokoreru
Upon the gates of Heaven
Pushing brightening
Through the cloud-gaps
From the Age of Gods, the moon’s
Light lingers.

The Regent and Chancellor

An allusive variation on SKKS XIV: 1260.