or else I quit begging and stand watching the mountains
arui wa kou koto o yame yama o mite iru
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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He stops his begging feet for a moment and stands watching the mountains. To walk and beg is a day; to give up begging and watch the mountains is a day too. Time flows on that is both at once.