the brightness of snow — a stillness that fills the whole house
yuki no akarusa ga ie ippai no shizukesa
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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Waking, he finds the room brighter than usual. Snow. The fallen snow softly throws back the outside light and fills the whole house with stillness. A soundless brightness, a bright stillness. He fixes in words that particular air that comes only on a snowy morning.