sure enough — on the first day of the equinox, spider lilies
makoto o-higan-iri no higanbana
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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On the very first day of the equinox week, the spider lilies (higanbana) are properly in bloom. At the punctual promise between calendar and flower, he murmurs "sure enough." The season, though no one tells it, arrives without ever mistaking its time.