set loose in the water the winter carp all swimming
mizu ni hanatsu ya kanbuna minna oyoide iru
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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Set free into the water, the winter carp all at once begin to swim. The lively, tangible force of life stirring in the cold winter water. The bouncing confirmation, "they are all swimming," makes even the onlooker glad. A poem that reaches straight to a winter morning.