walking with a dragonfly perched on my hat
kasa ni tonbo o tomarasete aruku
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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He walks on with a dragonfly still perched on his straw hat — not brushing it off, not minding it, making it his autumn companion. A gentle coexistence of traveler and small insect. Only because his pace is unhurried can the dragonfly rest there at ease.