the road I parted from runs straight on
wakarete kita michi ga massugu
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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He parts from someone and returns to the road of solitude. Looking back should bring loneliness, yet the road ahead simply runs straight on. Its very plainness pushes him forward. Just walk again today, that is all — the road seems to say.