the sunny spot is glad — birds that sing and birds that don't
hinata wa tanoshiku naku tori mo nakanu tori mo
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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The birds out in the sun, those that sing and those that don't, all of them look happy. To make a sound and to stay silent are equally allowed in the sunlight. And the one watching is himself within that patch of sun.