the road gives out and the trees are about to shed their leaves
michi ga nakunari rakuyō shiyō to shite iru
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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As he walks, the road disappears. Looking up, the trees are on the very verge of dropping their leaves. Before a traveler who has lost his way, the season too draws near one of its endings. Only the time of standing still remains in the poem.