Waga kado no hitomura susuki karikawan kimi ga tenare no koma mo konu kana - Gosen Wakashu(English Translation & Meaning)

我が門のひとむらすすき刈り飼はん
君が手馴れの駒も来ぬかな

Roma-ji: Waga kado no hitomura susuki karikawan kimi ga tenare no koma mo konu kana
English Translation: At my gate I'd cut
the clump of pampas grass
as fodder for your horse—
and yet your trusty steed
does not come to me at all
Meaning: I would cut the clump of pampas grass by my gate to feed your horse, yet even your trusty steed does not come.
Commentary: Book Ten Love Poems II 616

Headnote: "Sent because the man did not come."
The poet says she would cut the clump of pampas grass at her gate to feed his horse, yet even his trusty steed does not come. She reproaches him indirectly for no longer visiting by saying that his horse does not come.
According to the headnote, she sent it because the man had stopped coming.
The poet, called "Komachi ga ane," is the elder sister of Ono no Komachi. Few details of her life have come down to us.

The first line, "Waga kado no," means "at the gate of my house."
The second line, "hitomura susuki," is a clump of pampas grass, a scene that conveys the loneliness of a house where someone waits.
The third line, "karikawan," means "I will cut it for fodder," with "n" expressing intention. The poem pauses here.
The fourth line, "kimi ga tenare no," means "your familiar, well-handled."
The last line, "koma mo konu kana," means "even your horse does not come," with "kana" an exclamatory particle. The horse's absence stands for the man's.
Author: Elder Sister of Ono no Komachi
Source: Gosen Wakashu
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