when the moon grows bright before you know it — katydids
tsuki ga itsushika akaruku nareba kirigirisu
1936–1937 · At Gochū-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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The night deepens, and the moon has somehow brightened. Noticing, there is the voice of katydids. The brightness of the moon and the insects' voices set each other off on an autumn night. He pins down the whole passage of time in a single breath.