Kokinshu #446
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lnhammer Hare's-foot fern (shinobugusa)
With mountains this high
so that tempests constantly
blow in the village,
they can't even be splendid:
the flowers, yes, have scattered.
yama takami
tsune ni arashi no
fuku sato wa
nioi mo aezu
hana zo chirikeru
---L.
With mountains this high
so that tempests constantly
blow in the village,
they can't even be splendid:
the flowers, yes, have scattered.
—1 August 2013
Original by Ki no Toshisada. This is the same fern as #200; given they don't flower, it's not a relevant topic. OTOH, the tightening in of the imagery from large to small and the 4/1 rhythm of the lines are neatly handled, giving the otherwise standard content a bit of freshness. This wouldn't be out of place in book II.yama takami
tsune ni arashi no
fuku sato wa
nioi mo aezu
hana zo chirikeru
---L.