this morning too a fine day one star
kesa mo yoi hi no hoshi hitotsu
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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In the sky before dawn, a single star lingers. Looking up at it, he declares outright: this morning too, a fine day. No grounds are needed. If there is one star in the sky, that alone is quite enough.