I make this my place to die grass thick and still thicker
koko o shinibasho to shi kusa no shigeri ni shigeri
1934–1936 · Toward the mountains, toward the water
Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
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He has settled on this as the place where he will die. All around, the grass grows thick and thicker still. On the ground he has chosen for death, life flourishes at its fullest — a contrast he takes in quietly.