coming to the end of the road an autumn-touched sea brimming
tsukiatareba akimeku umi de tataete iru
1936–1937 · At Gochū-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · A Landscape of Weeds (Zassō fūkei)
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Following the road to its end, there is the sea. Under autumn-touched light, it lies still, brimming full of water. With the single word "brimming," a dead end turns into a great expanse. A view that stops a traveler's feet in spite of himself.