memory is the tide coming in at the home-village ferry landing
omoide wa shio michite kuru furusato no watashiba
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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In the home village of memory, the tide is always coming in at the ferry landing. The more unreachable a place, the higher the water of remembrance rises. The incoming tide quietly carries in the distant days.