into the snow, my footprints too press firmly on
yuki e ashiato mo gatchiri to yuku
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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Into the piled snow he walks, pressing a firm footprint with each step. In the ring of the word "firmly" there is a body that will not lose to the cold and a mind set on walking the whole day through. It conveys the bracing pleasure of a morning on fresh, unbroken snow.