ホモテナシ

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In discussion with monk Nambō about the poem of Fujiware no Sadaie (miwatase ba hana mo momiji mo … / man schaut sich um: weder Kirschblüten noch roter Ahorn …), 利休 replies with another poem:

hana wo nomi	Zeigte man doch den nur die Kirschblüten
matsubaran hito ni	erwartenden Menschen
yamazato no	den Frühling
yuki ma no kusa no	der Gräser im tauenden Schnee
haru wo miseba ya.	des Bergdorfes!

miwataseba hana mo moniji mo nakarikeri ura no tomaya no aki no yūgure

Gazing long to the shore - Never Was there blossom or crimson leaf: Out at sea's edge A rush hut in autumn dusk

Ulrich explains how 侘び can only come from knowing the richness (actual richness and the richness of cherry blossoms), and by explicitly turning away from it.
For this poem, there is a 名物茶入 called 初草 that reminds us of the brown grass in the melting snow.