no sooner does the shower clear than mountain crabs come out to play
yūdachi hareru yori yamagani no dete kite asobu
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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The moment the evening shower lifts, mountain crabs come out from between the stones to play. In the wet light after rain, small lives are the first to stir. The traveler crouched watching them has also just come out from his own shelter from the rain.