the greenness of the grass — coming home barefoot
kusa no aosa yo hadashi de modoru
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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He walks home barefoot over the grass. The feel of it on the soles of his feet, and the green that stings the eyes. With his bare body, stripped of what he wore, he takes in the vigor of the summer grass directly. That alone, and it feels so good.