Santōka Alarm
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walk and there are grass seeds sit and there are grass seeds

arukeba kusa no mi suwareba kusa no mi

1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)

Notes

Walk, and grass seeds cling to your hem; sit down, and grass seeds cling again. No matter how you brush them off, there is no end to it. It feels almost like a small greeting from the grass to one who crosses the autumn fields. With the rhythm of walking itself, this well-known poem all but invites you to hum it aloud.

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