Kyōhantei
the old days of our teacher too — maple buds
sensei no ano koro no koto mo kaede no me
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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Composed at Kyōhantei. Talk turns to memories of the teacher in those days, while in the garden the maple is putting out buds. The recollection of distant days and the soft buds just about to open. A past being spoken and a present budding sit quietly together in one gathering.