cheerfully they are picking persimmons
nigiyaka ni kaki o moide iru
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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People have gathered at the persimmon tree, merrily plucking the fruit. Laughter, the creak of bending branches, persimmons handed along. The joy of the harvest reaches even the one who only watches, like a share passed his way.