rewriting my traveler's farewell note
tabi no kakioki kakikaete oku
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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As one who may drop dead somewhere on the road, he keeps a farewell note ready, and rewrites it from time to time. A quiet procedure for going on with the journey while keeping death in view.