むすめと母と蓮の花さげてくるa daughter and her mother come carrying lotus flowers

娘と母が、蓮の花を提げて連れ立って歩いてくる。蓮は朝にひらく花。仏さまへの供えものだろうか、白い花と親子の姿がひとつの涼しい絵になっている。すれ違っただけの光景を、そっと持ち帰ってきたような、やさしい句。A daughter and her mother come walking together, carrying lotus flowers. The lotus opens in the morning. An offering for the Buddha, perhaps — the white flowers and the two figures make one cool picture. A gentle poem, as if he had quietly carried home a scene he only passed on the road.