in the blaze of noon, a single leaf falls
hizakari ochiru ha no ichimai
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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In the height of the midday heat, a single leaf has fallen. A small ending amid the abundant light. Only the one who was watching sets down in a poem this one leaf's fall, which no one notices.