in a corner the flower of the mitsuba
katasumi no mitsuba no hana nari
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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In a corner of the garden, the mitsuba herb has, unnoticed, put out a small flower. His eye catches on the easily-overlooked bloom of a plant he had only ever picked to eat.