how much longer will I live the spider lilies have opened
itsu made ikiru manjushage sakidashita
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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How much longer will I go on living? Just as he wonders, the red spider lilies burst into bloom as if aflame. There is no answer to the question; only the crimson flowers, announcing that their time has come round once more this year.