in the soft spring light a slag heap is only a slag heap
uraraka ni bota-yama ga bota-yama ni
1939 · Last long journey
Sōmokutō · Heart for the Road (Tabigokoro)
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A slag heap in the coal country basks in the gentle warmth of a spring day. Even a mound of nothing but mine tailings looks like an ordinary hill in this light. The slag heap stays a slag heap, and all is at peace.