the grasses their beautiful way of withering
kusa wa utsukushii karezama
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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The withering grasses — the very way they wither is beautiful. Without struggle, standing upright, they lose their color. In a way one cannot help but read against how a person dies, he praises the grasses' final hours.