autumn wind the sound of water polishing the stone
akikaze no mizuoto no ishi o migaku
1936–1937 · At Gochū-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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The autumn wind blows, the sound of water rises, and the stream polishes the stones. Wind, water, and stone become one continuous strain. He listens, in the clear autumn air, to the water's long work of rounding a stone over time.