Moji wharf
the spring-tide streamers snap and still they wave their hands
shunchō no tēpu chigirete nao mo te o furi
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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A poem at Moji wharf. The paper streamers joining the departing ship to the shore snap above the spring tide. Even so, people go on waving their hands. After the form of the parting has broken, the heart of the parting continues.