My sister's house.
i happened to call and that magnolia was in bloom
tamatama tazunekite sono taisanboku ga saite ite
1939 · Last long journey
Sōmokutō · Heart for the Road (Tabigokoro)
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Written on a visit to his younger sister's house. He had come by chance, and found the magnolia in her garden just then opening its great white flowers. In the reunion of a brother and sister who rarely meet, the flower seems to have kept them company — a quiet joy.