somewhere along the way the cherries bloomed — we meet and we part
itsutonaku sakura ga saite oute wa wakareru
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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Before he noticed, the cherries were in bloom, and along the road he meets people and parts from them again. Cherries that flower and soon scatter, ties that form and come undone. Neither is held back; both are set down just as they flow.