Eikyū hyakushu 88

Peach Blossom (桃花)

さきにけりいはゐの水にかげ見えてみちとせになるももの初花

sakinikeri
iwai no mizu ni
kage miete
michitose ni naru
momo no hatsuhana
They have bloomed!
In the celebratory waters
Does their form appear –
After three thousand years
The first peach blossoms…

Tadafusa

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