morning dew, gently damp — i go where i want to go
asatsuyu shittori ikitai hō e iku
1933–1934 · Begging trips from the hut
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
asatsuyu shittori ikitai hō e iku
1933–1934 · Begging trips from the hut
Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
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Damp with the morning dew, he sets off in whatever direction he pleases. No plan, no appointment — just wherever his feet carry him. The word shittori holds the hush of morning and the feel of a road no one has yet walked. Here, laid down plainly, is the freest shape a day's beginning can take.