Pear Blossom

春立てばいづこともなしのはなりぬわかなつむべくなりぞしにける

haru tateba izuko tomo nashi no hanarinu wakana tsumubeku nari zo shininkeru

When the springtime comes, There’s nowhere that’s Not far away, for I should pick fresh herbs— That’s what I’ve decided!

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This poem is an acrostic, with ‘pear blossom’ (nashi no hana) contained within nashi no hanarinu.