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i'll pick one, then make my meal

hitotsu moide gohan ni shiyō

1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)

Notes

He'll pick one piece of fruit, and after that make his rice. What he picks becomes the color on his table just as it is. A solitary man's menu is decided in this give-and-take with the garden.

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