| | 1261 | * Cleansed hill. |
| | 1262 | * Headed home. |
| | 1263 | * **8 Tiger (Evening)**: |
| | 1264 | * Doji Harumi concerned that events at court have made Munemori anxious about marriage. |
| | 1265 | * Hopes poetry contest will help sooth matters. |
| | 1266 | * Ishie approached by Shigeri in bath house and questioned about Terumoto. |
| | 1267 | * **9 Tiger (Dueling with Nadeshico)**: |
| | 1268 | * Nadeshico is planning to read poem by Daidoji Hasumi (poet from 50yrs ago) |
| | 1269 | * controversial poet, known for poems about nature and wildlife, stark and brutal, unpleasant. |
| | 1270 | * asks for advice on poem. |
| | 1271 | * Listen to Keiko's poem in the evening. |
| | 1272 | * **9 Tiger (Tea with Kitsu Sadami)**: |
| | 1273 | * Sadami plans to present a poem about battle. |
| | 1274 | * Suggests Harumi presents poem about Phoenix-Dragon reconciliation directly after Sadami. |
| | 1275 | * **9 Tiger (Hasumi's Poems)**: |
| | 1276 | * Hawk and Rabbit |
| | 1277 | * Older Wolf and Younger Wolf -- Older Wolf Dies |
| | 1278 | * Bear Catching and Eating Fish |
| | 1279 | * Swallows Making Nest in Tree |
| | 1280 | * Female Grouse, Fox and Weasel |
| | 1281 | * vaguely reminiscent of what happened to Dragonfly |
| | 1282 | * Foxes |
| | 1283 | * Suggest Harumi read poem that will appeal to bushi. |
| | 1284 | * Ask Yumiko to give conciliatory poem to Lion. |
| | 1285 | * List of People Giving Poems: |
| | 1286 | * Order: Doji Satoshi, Doji Yumeko, Doji Harumi, Tsume Ayako, Ronin Sachio, Kitsu Sadami, Yogo Shigeri, Tsume Hirotada, Doji Keiko, Tonbo Nadeshico, Togashi Yodo, Togashi Fu, Tsume Kazutaka, Bayushi Yutaka, Kamenosuke, Isawa Daichi, Doji Taniko, Doji Hiroshi. |
| | 1287 | * **9 Tiger (Poetry Reading)**: |
| | 1288 | * Arrange for Fu to borrow a green kimono from Nadeshico. |
| | 1289 | * Wearing kimono from Tsufish king. |
| | 1290 | * Sachio wearing kimono Little Bear wore during dueling contest. |
| | 1291 | * Poems: |
| | 1292 | * Satoshi, by Kakita Machiko, about an orchard setup by young man and benefits reaped in old age. |
| | 1293 | * Yumeko, by Hida Warrior Poet, written just before final journey into Shadowlands, sets life to rights. |
| | 1294 | * Munemori picks up on apology and feels wistful about his own old age. |
| | 1295 | * Harumi, popular Crane poem, about young bushi in Lion lands, pays attention to beauty of Lion lands. |
| | 1296 | * Ayako, poem about familial duty of children to parents. |
| | 1297 | * Sachio, reads out tragic love poem, read dramatically and impressively, love between classes. |
| | 1298 | * Sadami, reads long poem about battle between Crane and Lion, glory, heroism. |
| | 1299 | * Shigeri, Scorpion poem about difficult duty which has to be performed. |
| | 1300 | * Hirotada, moving battle poem "Defense of a Nameless Tower" |
| | 1301 | * Keiko, flower poem, extremely well presented. |
| | 1302 | * Nadeshico, Fox, Grouse and Weazel, read somewhat dead pan. |
| | 1303 | * Yodo, serious Dragon poem, monkastic life, sacrifices young men must make to become monks. |
| | 1304 | * Fu, Miromoto Gennai's final love poem to Kozuko. |
| | 1305 | * Kazutaka - love poem by Kakita Ippei. |
| | 1306 | * Yutaka - about Bayushi Yujiro the honest Scorpion. |
| | 1307 | * Kamenosuke - joys of country court (5 with 2 raises) |
| | 1308 | * Daichi - viewing work through description of air kami (somewhat nervous and rattled) |
| | 1309 | * Taniko - poem about koi (Satoshi looks at her sternly) |
| | 1310 | * Hiroshi - poem about silk, by relatively modern poet. |
| | 1311 | * Shigeri and Yutaka may have pre-arranged their choice of poems. |
| | 1312 | * Daichi occassionally looks at Shigeri, avoids her. |
| | 1313 | * Shigeri arranges to meet Ishie afterwards. |
| | 1314 | * Shigeri and Yutaka don't really like each other but arrange to have fling anyway (combine work and play). |
