the fallen leaves shining wet persimmon leaves
ochiba no nurete kagayaku o kaki no ochiba
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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Rain-soaked fallen leaves are shining on the ground. Looking closely, he sees they are persimmon leaves. Persimmon leaves in their autumn color are deeper still once they have fallen and grown wet. A verse of nothing more than pausing over one leaf at his feet.