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(KENPEI, 2007, Wikipedia)
A fierce tempest roared
like an angry sea monster.
His lady’s message
revealed a depressive mood.
Was it the world’s end?
The god of Sumiyoshi
must be placated,
or he would be drowned in sins.
Lightning struck his chamber and
his father appeared to him
in a dream, ordering his
departure forthwith.
He deferred to the gods’ sign
boarding a leaky vessel.