bees and butterflies and grasses, blooming without end
hachi ga chōchō ga kusa ga nanbo demo saite
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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Bees fly, butterflies flit, and the grasses bloom without end. A teeming of life the counting cannot keep up with. In "without end" is his wonder at the boundlessness of spring.