there is warm white rice
atatakai shiroi meshi ga aru
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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Warm, white rice — it is here. He states just that, as if savoring it. Because these are the words of a man who knows his days of walking to beg for alms, the single word "is here" carries great weight. This morning's bowl, it reminds us, is not something to be taken for granted.