leaves falling I keep on walking
ko no ha chiru arukitsumeru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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Through the falling leaves he simply walks and walks. The scattering leaves, and the feet that will not stop. Within a poem of only that, the aimless walking falls into step with the speed of the dropping leaves.