onto my hat with a soft plop — a camellia
kasa e pottori tsubaki datta
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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As he walks, something drops onto his hat. The source of that soft plop is a whole camellia blossom. In the phrasing 'it was' lingers a small surprise and gladness, felt once he has turned to look and made sure.