even the ringing of the wind-chime — death creeping near
fūrin no naru sae shi no shinobiyoru
1936–1937 · At Gochū-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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A poem written in illness. Even in the cool ring of the wind-chime, he hears the sign of death creeping near. The wind-chime, that emblem of summer sound, shows an ailing body another face. One sound — but two hearts hearing it.