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Kokinshu #234
(from the same contest)
The autumn breeze comes
blowing past the maidenflowers --
so even though they
cannot be seen by the eye,
their scent is indeed distinct.
ominaeshi
fukisugite kuru
akikaze wa
me ni wa mienedo
ka koso shirukere
---L.
The autumn breeze comes
blowing past the maidenflowers --
so even though they
cannot be seen by the eye,
their scent is indeed distinct.
—12 Apri 2012.
(Original by Ôshikôchi no Mitsune.) As maidenflowers don't have a scent, one can only assume Mitsune has intentionally confused maidenflowers and maidens, resulting in the weakest name-play of this whole arc. Compare #39 and #103 for similar poems for other, more justifiable flowers.ominaeshi
fukisugite kuru
akikaze wa
me ni wa mienedo
ka koso shirukere
---L.