Iohara no Kiyomi no saki no Miho no ura no yutakeki mitsutsu monomoi mo nashi

廬原の清見の崎の三保の浦の
ゆたけき見つつ物思ひもなし

Roma-ji: Iohara no Kiyomi no saki no Miho no ura no yutakeki mitsutsu monomoi mo nashi
English Translation: At Iohara,
at the cape of Kiyomi,
in Miho's wide bay,
gazing on its ample calm,
all my cares have fled away.
Meaning: Gazing on the broad, calm waters of Miho Bay by Cape Kiyomi in Iohara, I find no care left in my heart.
Commentary: Book Three Miscellaneous Poems 296

Headnote: "Two poems composed by Master Taguchi no Masuhito on reaching Cape Kiyomi in Suruga when he was appointed governor of Kōzuke"
On his way to his post as governor of Kōzuke, the poet composed this at Cape Kiyomi in Suruga. Gazing at the broad, peaceful sea of Miho Bay, he forgets the cares of travel, praising the grandeur of the view. Place names linked by repeated no convey a widening field of vision.
The poet, Taguchi no Masuhito, was an official of the early Nara period, appointed Governor of Kōzuke in Wadō 1 (708).

First line "At Iohara": Iohara was a district of Suruga, around today's Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka.
Second line "at the cape of Kiyomi": a headland near Okitsu in Shimizu, where the Kiyomi barrier was later placed.
Third line "in Miho's wide bay": the inlet inside the pine groves of Miho. With one syllable too many, the repeated no strings the place names from large to small.
Fourth line "gazing on its ample calm": yutakeshi means spacious and ample.
Fifth line "all my cares have fled away" declares that the grand scene has cleared his heart.
Author: Taguchi no Masuhito
Source: Manyoshu
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