Maimai-kyo.
met again the sasanqua too in bloom
mata aeta sazanka mo saite iru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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He meets again the sasanqua he saw last year. When the word 'meet' is used of a flower, it is no longer scenery but a dear, familiar presence. In a season turning toward the cold, something goes on blooming, unchanged — the quiet reassurance of that.