At Hakusen's dwelling
just four or five trees out back and a cicada singing
ura ni ki ga shigohon areba tsukutsukubōshi
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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Composed at the home of his haiku friend Hakusen. With just four or five trees out back, a cicada comes and sings. That is enough to want for nothing among the voices of autumn. He quietly names the richness of a dwelling that holds little.