even at midday, a quiet fly knows the flyswatter
hiru mo shizuka na hae ga haetataki o shitte iru
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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In the still of midday the fly knows all about this flyswatter and dodges it neatly. Nor is the one swinging it really in earnest. A small contest of wits on a dull afternoon.