the taste I chew out of it too with teeth about to fall out
kamishimeru aji mo nukesō na ha de
1936–1937 · At the Gochūan hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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With loose teeth he chews and eats all the same. The more he chews, the more he is made to feel that his teeth are about to fall out. Eating and aging overlap with each mouthful.