the sound of water — truly i have settled down
mizuoto shinjitsu ochitsukimashita
1932–1934 · At the Gochū hermitage
Sōmokutō · One Man Within (Gochū hitori)
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Listening to the sound of water, his heart has truly grown calm. In the single word "truly" is the deep relief of one who has finally arrived. The running water sounds today just as it did yesterday, and that alone is a gift. A rare poem closed in polite, formal speech.