until my travel robe dries, wind through the weeds
tabi no hōe ga kawaku made zassō no kaze
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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He takes off his wet travel robe and hangs it out, and while it dries he lets the wind crossing the weeds blow over him. The wait for it to dry is a small holiday within the journey. The wind blows the same over the robe, the weeds, and himself alike.