there is only this road spring snow falling
kono michi shika nai haru no yuki furu
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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Upon the resolve that there is no way but to walk this road, spring snow falls quietly down. To the eyes of one who has cut off all wavering, the snow is not cold. On a morning when a single thing is decided, the poem arrives with the ring of doubt cut clean away.