Composed during the reign of former Emperor Ichijō, when His Majesty was presented with a gift of some eightfold cherry blossom from Nara and, being in attendance, he ordered her to composed a poem on this gift of blossom.

いにしへのならの宮このやへざくらけふここのへににほひぬるかな

inishie no nara no miyako no yaezakura kyō kokonoe ni nioinuru kana

The ancient Capital of Nara had Eightfold cherry blossom, that Today within the ninefold palace Does shine!

Ise no Taiyū