in the autumn wind i pick up a stone
akikaze no ishi o hirou
1925–1932 · Years of mendicant wandering
Sōmokutō · The Begging Bowl (Hachi no ko)
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In the autumn wind he stoops to pick up a stone from the road, for no reason at all. The chill of the stone in his hand carries the autumn wind straight into him.