In the Akiha mountains.
sitting down on a stone — so it was a grave
ishi ni koshi o haka de atta ka
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
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Headed "in the Akiha mountains." Tired on the mountain path, he lowered himself onto a stone. Then, glancing down — so it was an old grave. Not quite an apology; only the breath of a thing just noticed lingers in the comma.