wintry wind two rising-sun flags this house sent two men off
kogarashi no hinomaru futatsu futari mo dashite iru
1937–1938 · Wartime verses
Sōmokutō · The Home Front (Jūgo)
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On a day of cold winter wind, at the gate of one house hang two rising-sun flags. This household has sent two men off to war. The number of flags is the number of people missing from that house. The verse simply counts the two banners snapping in the cold wind.