truly quiet — the grass springs up and blooms
honni shizuka na kusa no haete wa saku
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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Truly it is quiet. A place where grass springs up and blooms, and nothing more. Soundless growth is underway all around him. And within that stillness, he too is set down.