flinging my legs out toward the wild sea — before and after the journey
araumi e ashi nagedashite tabi no atosaki
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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Sitting with his legs flung out toward the wild sea, he thinks of the road he has walked and the road still to come. Weighing the before and after yields no answer. Beyond his outstretched legs, the sea rages on as it pleases.