the paper screen closed on my solitude, an insect comes and taps
shimete hitori no shōji o mushi ga kite tataku
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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On a night alone with the paper screen closed, an insect comes and taps at it, tap-tap. Drawn by the lamp, no doubt. Beyond a single sheet of paper he has shut, there is something come to visit.