The Sea of Japan coast
my heart empty the wild waves rush in and draw back
kokoro munashiku aranami no yosete wa kaeshi
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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A poem on the Sea of Japan coast. With an empty heart he watches the wild waves rush in and draw back. This emptiness is not sorrow. It is a state of mind able to add nothing to the breaking waves and simply watch the repetition.