cold rain falling — the last of the rice cooked up well
shigururu ya aru dake no gohan yō taketa
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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On a cold day of drizzling rain, he cooked all the rice left in the bin, and it came out well. There is none left for tomorrow. And yet, the warmth of the voice that murmurs "cooked up well." Beyond the rising steam, poverty and contentment quietly keep house together.