soaked through — and this is a stone that marks the way
shitodo ni nurete kore wa michishirube no ishi
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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A stone stands drenched in the rain. Looking closer, he sees it is a signpost. To a traveler with no fixed destination, only the wet stone quietly points the way.