somehow the dust on the desk turns wintry
itsu to naku tsukue ni chiri ga fuyumeku
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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Before he knows it, even the dust settled on the desk has taken on a wintry look. To feel a season in dust is a sign of how long he has sat, unmoving, at that desk. The threshold of winter for a man alone, shut up in his hut.