grass seeds on my sleeves, on my hem — warm
kusa no mi ga sode ni mo suso ni mo atatakana
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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Walk through the grass and seeds cling to sleeves and hem. What ought to be brushed away feels, instead, "warm." To a man alone, even the clinging grass seeds are a kind of company.