spring has come — following the water's sound as far as it will go
haru ga kita mizuoto no ikeru tokoro made
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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The sound of snowmelt water brings spring with it. Then let me follow this water sound, as far as it will take me. There is no destination, but the water is flowing somewhere. The restless, deep-bodied stir at the start of spring becomes the poem itself.