that sound since morning — a bird come to eat the berries?
oto wa asa kara ki no mi o tabe ni kita tori ka
1932–1934 · At the Gochū hermitage
Sōmokutō · One Man Within (Gochū hitori)
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Since morning there has been a rustling around the hermitage — a bird, perhaps, come to eat the berries. He does not rise to check, but lies in bed simply listening to the sound. In a solitary life with rare visitors, the presence of a bird becomes the morning's first guest.