pushing in — the sound of water
wakeireba mizuoto
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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As he pushes his way into the mountains, first the sound reaches him. Before any form, the sound of water — the voice of the mountain's innermost depth, heard only by one who has stepped in deep. Within the short poem, only the clear sound remains.