the wind blows through so cool — the bees too, the dragonflies too
kaze ga suzushiku fukinukeru node hachi mo tonbo mo
1934–1936 · Toward the mountains, toward the water
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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A cool wind blows straight through, and the bees and dragonflies drift along in it as if enjoying it. The poem trails off unfinished, and that open ending feels like the very path the wind takes.