after all being alone is best — weeds
yappari hitori ga yoroshii zassō
1932–1934 · At the Gochū hermitage
Sōmokutō · One Man Within (Gochū hitori)
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Even while he says being alone is lonely, after all being alone is best. He murmurs it toward the weeds in the garden. The grass, thriving without depending on anyone's care, was the most congenial neighbor of his solitary life.