Santōka Alarm
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far off, close by, somewhere deep it is calling

tōku chikaku dokoka no oku de naite iru

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

Notes

Far off, close by, somewhere in the depths, something is calling. Its form unseen, its name unspoken. Only the stretch of time spent tracing that voice with the ear becomes, just as it is, the poem.

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