the only sounds are mine alone
watashi hitori no oto sasete iru
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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The sounds he makes in the hermitage are, every one, his own sounds alone. The sound of drawing water, the sound of a bowl, the rustle of his robe. In the stillness, his own existence becomes audible as sound. A day of living alone passes with these sounds and no others.