in silence I put on today's straw sandals
damatte kyō no waraji haku
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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A traveler's morning. Saying nothing, he simply slips his feet into today's straw sandals. He does not speak of where he is going, does not voice any resolve. And yet, once he is dressed, there is nothing left to do but walk.