Through 1927 and 1928 — now the Sanyō road, now the San'in road, now Shikoku and Kyūshū — I wandered without aim.
treading my way through — bush clover, pampas grass
fumiwakeru hagi yo susuki yo
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
From around 1927–28, when he wandered without aim along the Sanyō and San'in roads and through Shikoku and Kyūshū. He pushes through a field of autumn grasses where there is no path. The bush clover and pampas grass he calls out to are his only company.