deep into the green leaves a path still — and a grave
aoba no oku e nao michi ga atte haka
1936–1937 · At Gochū-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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Deep into the thicket of green leaves, a thin path still runs on. Following it, at its end there is a grave. The vigor of the swelling leaves and the quiet bearing of the grave. In the light of summer, life and death lie on the same ground.