coming down without cease the big leaves
shikiri ni ochiru ōkii ha kana
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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Large leaves come down without cease. He does not name the tree; 'just big leaves' carries the felt truth of it. Look up, and there — another, falling.