the sound of water far and near walks me along
mizuoto tōku chikaku onore o ayumasu
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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The sound of the mountain stream follows him, now far, now near. "Walks me along" — it is not that he walks, but that the water's sound walks him. On mountain roads, a person is often led forward by sound.