hazed and layered, the mountains are my home village
kasunde kasanatte yama ga furusato
1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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In the haze the mountains appear layered fold upon fold. Beyond that hazed range lies his home village. Not drawing near, only gazed at from afar, his native place is wrapped in the softness of the spring haze.