the ears of barley — it's not that I have no memories
mugi no ho no omoide ga nai demo nai
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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Looking at the ripening ears of barley, it's not that he has no memories. In this roundabout way of neither claiming nor denying them there is a certain bashfulness. A barley field resembles anyone's old home.