following the light and dark of the wind
kaze no meian o tadoru
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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A verse of only nine syllables. Clouds come and go, the sunlight dims and brightens; he simply follows the light and dark within the wind as he walks. What remains after everything that could be cut has been cut: the pure form of walking itself.