the wind rises and sets me quietly thinking of myself
ware o shimijimi kaze ga dete kite kangaesaseru
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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The wind has come up. Standing in it, he is led of himself to think about who he is. Not thinking, but being "made to think" — the wind comes first, and he follows after. The hours of a solitary life spent facing the wind.