close to my window the shoots become bamboo, day after day
mado ni shitashiku takenoko take ni naru akekure
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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The bamboo shoots right by his window turn, little by little, into bamboo, morning and evening. He lives watching their growth each day. A quiet round of days, like measuring the height of an intimate neighbor.