狛犬に新茶供へてありにけり

Accepting their tea
from the season’s first leaves
stone dog guardians.






こまいぬ に　しんちゃ そなへて　あり に けり


A pair of stone dogs is often used as guardians to a Shinto shrine. It may seem like a waste to offer the precious first tea of the season to stone statues that can’t enjoy it. This makes the offering all the more precious.

尾池和夫（おいけかずお）