casting a shadow on the water I am a traveler
mizu ni kage aru tabibito de aru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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His own shadow falls on the surface of the water. Seeing it, he confirms: ah, I am a traveler. There is no companion but the shadow — and without the water, even that could not be seen.