on the journey even the sasa swaying on Sasa-yama
tabi wa sasayama no sasa no soyogu no mo
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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In the midst of the journey, even the sasa bamboo grass swaying on Sasa-yama — just that — sinks into the heart. The poem ends unfinished, mid-phrase. Nothing in particular has happened. To a walker's eye, every part of the landscape is new.