day about to break, i open the window — green leaves
mō akesō na mado akete aoba
1932–1934 · At the Gochū hermitage
Sōmokutō · One Man Within (Gochū hitori)
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It is still dim, but dawn is near. He opens the window, and the green leaves are right there. Rising before day fully breaks, he draws in the freshest air of the day. The luminous time between night and morning. A poem that offers the start of a summer morning, plain and just as it is.