vaguely, here and there, like leaves scattering
sokohakatonaku sokora konoha no chiru yō ni
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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Leaves scatter everywhere, aimlessly. Layering words with blurred edges — "vaguely," "here and there" — he says that he too, like the falling leaves, exists without aim.