seeking what do I go on into the wind
nani o motomeru kaze no naka yuku
1936–1937 · At Gochū-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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What am I seeking, that I keep walking into the wind? The question has no answer. Still the feet move forward. Not blaming, not hurrying, he simply watches himself walk on. A question to set at the start of a day — that it is all right to set out with no answer yet.