under the leaning moon, being an owl
katamuita tsuki no fukurō to shite
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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Late at night the moon has already leaned low, and an owl is calling. In a world of nothing but the tilted moon and the owl's voice, there is also himself, unable to sleep. A distant companionship among those awake at the bottom of the night.