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In the eleventh month, I move to the Fūrai-kyo at Yuda.

one bird comes and it is a bird that does not sing

ichiwa kite nakanai tori de aru

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

Notes

Headed "In the eleventh month I move to the Fūrai-kyo at Yuda." To the new dwelling a single bird comes, and stays there without singing. He faces his silent visitor in silence.

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