Hiraizumi
having come this far I drink the water and go
koko made o koshi mizu nonde saru
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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A poem at Hiraizumi. Having walked this far, at that marking point he drinks the water and departs again. The northern edge of a long journey. Leaving neither monument nor sentiment, the clean resolve of one who drinks a single cup of water and turns on his heel.