The poem Michizane created when he was leaving Kyoto, 'When the east wind blows let it send your fragrance, oh plum blossoms; although your master is gone, do not forget the spring,' is widely known.
道真が京の都を去る時に詠んだ「東風（こち）吹かば　匂ひをこせよ　梅の花　主なしとて　春な忘れそ」は有名。