autumn deepening further the rising-sun flags stream out
aki mo iyoiyo fukō naru hinomaru henpon
1937–1938 · Wartime verses
Sōmokutō · The Home Front (Jūgo)
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Over a town where autumn deepens further and further, the rising-sun flags flutter and stream. Waves of banners seeing soldiers off and celebrating victories. Within the stillness of the deepening autumn, only the flags sound out at the speed of the age.