in the shade of the fig leaves i have a lunch box
ichijiku no hakage aru obentō o motte iru
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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Today he has a lunch box. The large fig leaves grow thick and cast just the right shade. With food and a place to eat it both at hand, a day of travel becomes fine indeed — even the light through the leaves is part of the feast.