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letting the moon into my bed i settle down to sleep

nedoko made tsuki o ire neru to suru

1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)

Notes

Into the bed, with the door still thrown open, moonlight comes streaming. Rather than shut it out, he invites it in, and tonight will sleep beside the moon. A small luxury of a night spent alone.

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