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waiting — the cherries are ripening

matte iru sakuranbo urete iru

1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)

Notes

Is it he who is waiting, or the cherries? The red, ripened fruit hangs on the branch as if waiting to be picked. In the gloss of fruit met along the road, the light of early summer is concentrated.

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