the clouds hurry off and make it a fine moon
kumo ga isoide yoi tsuki ni suru
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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The clouds that had covered the moon are swept along by the wind and hurry away, as if the clouds themselves had thoughtfully made it a fine moon. The pleasure of a moonlit night, watching the goings-on of the sky with a partial, favoring eye.