a tree has fallen I sit down on it
ki ga taorete iru koshi o kakeru
1936 · The long journey east
Sōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
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A tree has fallen. So he sits down on it. That is the whole poem. The fallen tree is a chair to the traveler; no reason, no sentiment is inserted. A tired body and a fallen tree, simply meeting for a moment in the mountains.