I was first inspired to write a Hondadori in the form of a tanka after first reading and translating the works of these four poets, then again after reading of China's Battle of Red Cliff, and then once more after actually visiting Ashino Japan, I wrote another.

young groove of willows       yanagi no wakai mizo

aside a mtn (top) roadside    yama no michibata sateoki 

a stone spring arise                ishi no haru ni wa saidai sakumuotsu koko de, sukini midori no ha

where skinny green leaves abound     abiund kuruna sundamizu ni

(treading) amidst cool clear waters     kikoma remashita