Ishikamo Lodge
the friendliness of a grassy hill — a warbler too is singing
kusayama no shitashisa wa uguisu mo naku
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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Over the gentle grassy hill, the voice of a bush warbler rings out. True to the word 'friendliness,' it is a morning when the mountain itself seems to open its heart toward him. Because it is neither a famous view nor a sacred peak but only a plain grassy hill, the traveler relaxes, slows his step, and listens a while.