sitting down on weeds gone autumn
aki to natta zassō ni suwaru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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He lowers himself onto weeds that have turned to autumn. Even nameless grasses have duly taken on autumn's colors. A place to sit is everywhere, and nowhere.