Question

How many years passed since the poet put the seed in the grass?

Answer 1

Answer:

Eight years have passed since the poet placed a cherry seed in the grass. He thought it to be his own tree. He watered it once.

Explanation:

Beginning: The poem begins with the planting of a cherry seed by the poet. “Eight years have passed Since I placed my cherry seed in the grass.” End: The poem ends on a happy note with the tree in full bloom and the poet being glad about it. “That small, the cherry, grown by me.”