waking, snow falling — not that i feel lonely, but
nezame yuki furu, sabishigaru de wa nai ga
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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He wakes, and the snow is falling. Not that he feels lonely, he says — yet behind those words there peeks the faint forlornness of a solitary waking. Neither bravado nor lament, that honesty leaves a hush like the snow's.