a shadow suddenly grazed past the wind
futto kage ga kasumete itta kaze
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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A shadow grazed by all at once. Bird or leaf — it was gone before he could tell, leaving only the wind behind. The things that vanish before they can be named: this verse catches only the trace of that single instant.