枕へに友なき時は鉢植の梅に向ひてひとり伏し居り

makurabe ni tomo naki toki wa hachiue no
ume ni mukaite hitori fushi ori

When no friends
are sitting around me
I turn to
a potted plum tree
alone in my sickbed

Composed in 1902, at age 35

2月短歌担当者　********************************************
Tanka translation: The Shiki Museum English Volunteers
Advisor: Patricia Lyons
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