春の霜絲遊となって燃にけり haru no shimo shiyuu to natte moenikeri	Translation Spring frost dancing in the air a shimmer of heat
鶏なくや小富士の麓桃の花 torinaku ya kofuji no fumoto momo no hana	Translation a cock crows at the foot of the small Mt. Fuji peach blossoms
故郷はいとこの多し桃の花 furusato wa itoko no ooshi momo no hana	Translation my hometown many cousins- peach blossoms	Peach blossom is a symbol of a beginning of spring. Its simple but sweet and modest beauty makes us associate with the memory of our hometown. As for Shiki, peach blossom was a reminiscence for his hometown and his cousins he had played with.
松の根に薄紫の菫かな matsu no ne ni usumurasaki no sumire kana	Translation at the root of a pine tree light lavender violet
夕月や一かたまりに散る櫻 yuuzuki ya hitokatamari ni chiru sakura	Translation moon at twilight, a cluster of petals falling from the cherry tree
いちはつの一輪白し春の暮 ichiihatsu no ichirin shiroshi haru no kure	Translation an iris whiter at twilight in spring
ふるさとやどちらを見ても山笑ふ furusato ya dorira o mitemo yama warau	Translation My hometown wherever I look mountains laugh with vendure
恋しらぬ猫や鶉を取らんとす koi shiranu neko ya uzura o torantosu	Translation a fancy-free cat is about to catch a quail
春雨の土塀にとまる烏かな harusame no dobei ni tomaru karasu kana	Translation perching on a mud wall in the spring rain a crow
春風や城あらわるゝ松の上 harukaze ya shiro arawaruru matsu no ue	Translation spring breeze show off the castle above the pine tree
春の 山重なりあふて皆丸し haru no yama kasanarioute mina marushi	Translation Mountains in spring overlapping each other all round
生壁に花吹きつけて春の風 namakabe ni hana fukitsukeru haru no kaze	Translation cherry blossom petals blown by the spring breeze against the undried wall
つゝじ咲く絶壁の凹み佛立つ tsutsuji saku zeppeki no kubomi hotoke tatsu	Translation blooming azaleas in　a hollow on a cliff a Buddha stands