Leaving Kawatana
today is farewell — a loofah dangling
kyō wa owakare no hechima ga burari
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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A poem headed "Leaving Kawatana." On the morning he departs the hot-spring town that has cared for him, a loofah dangles under the eaves to see him off. The easygoing shape of the loofah nicely takes the edge off the wistful mood of parting.