a shabby shadow, I think — and leaves fall
misuborashii kage to omou ni ko no ha furu
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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His own shadow cast on the ground looks shabby. As he thinks so, leaves come falling onto that shadow. Shadow and leaves alike sway the same way upon the same ground.