water this delicious overflowing
konna ni umai mizu ga afurete iru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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Drinking the mountain water, he is struck by how good it is. Water this delicious, belonging to no one, flows here in overflowing plenty. He drinks his fill and walks on.