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autumn wind — going where I want to go, as far as I can go

akikaze, ikitai hō e ikeru tokoro made

1939 · The last long journey
Sōmokutō · Heart for the Road (Tabigokoro)

Notes

Pushed along as if by the autumn wind, he goes where he wants to go, as far as he can go. With no plan and no promises, he can go anywhere. "Autumn wind," cut off by a comma, rings like a signal to set out. One of his best-known poems, stating outright a life spent walking on.

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