this is water that trickles down from the mountain
yama kara shitataru mizu de aru
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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This water is water that has come trickling down from the mountain. Just saying that, plainly and completely, makes the poem. Trace one cup of water back and you reach all the way to the mountain — a sure fact. Drinking the morning's water, you suddenly remember the mountain beyond the tap.