the blue sky intimate, utterly still
aozora shitashiku shinkan to shite
1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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The blue sky feels intimate. And it is hushed into a profound, deep stillness. A sky where closeness and silence dwell together. Merely looking up, he feels as if it were speaking to him.