Visiting my friend Tatara in the hospital.
the white peach buds i tossed in — open, open, quickly now
nageshi wa hakutō no tsubomi tokutoku hirake
1939 · Last long journey
Sōmokutō · Heart for the Road (Tabigokoro)
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Written when Santōka visited his fellow poet Tatara at the hospital. He calls out to the buds on the white-peach branch he has set in the vase — quickly, quickly, open. The force of the opening bud carries his wish for his sick friend's recovery.