菓物の核を小庭に蒔き置きて花咲き實のる年を待つわれは

kudamono no sane o saniwa ni maki okite
hana saki minoru toshi o matsu ware wa

Planting a pit
in the small garden
I’ll await the year
when it blooms
and bears fruit

Composed in 1898, at age 31

9月短歌担当者　*******************************************
Tanka translation: The Shiki Museum English Volunteers
Explanation: Yoko Yamasaki
Advisor: Patricia Lyons
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