snow falls there is food to eat snow falls
yuki furu taberu mono wa atte yuki furu
1937–1938 · Late years at Gochū-an
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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Snow is falling. There is food to eat. And again the snow is falling. Surrounded by the ceaseless snow, he savors the security of having today's food. If one does not ask for much, this is already happiness enough — a warm verse to deliver on a snowy morning.