glad things too, sad things too — the grass grows thick
ureshii koto mo kanashii koto mo kusa shigeru
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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Glad things and sad things alike — beside them all, the grass was always growing thick. Feelings shift and pass; the grass simply flourishes. The thick grass takes both kinds of days into itself.