sweeping for the first time in a while — the hedge flowers are in bloom
hisashiburi ni haku kakine no hana ga saite iru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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Sweeping around the hedge after a long while, he finds flowers have opened without his noticing. Whatever means to bloom blooms, waiting on no one's tending. A small discovery in the life of a hermit living alone.