when the day's wind settles in the thicket a crescent moon
yabu ni ichinichi no kaze ga osamaru to mikazuki
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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The wind that rattled the thicket all day long dies down toward evening. In the quieted sky a slender crescent moon appears. At the close of a clamorous day, the moon quietly draws a line beneath it.