Self-mockery.
my first grandchild born, they say — a wind-bell ringing
hatsumago ga umareta sōna fūrin no naru
1938–1939 · Yuda · Fūraikyo hut
Sōmokutō · Cold and Alone (Kokan)
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It carries the headnote "Self-mockery." A first grandchild has been born, so they say — news he receives only secondhand. To him, who left his family, comes only the tinkle of a wind-bell. A summer sound mingling joy and shame.