To the ruins of Takatō castle with Wakasui — a verse for old Ryokuhei.
sure enough the moon of Shinano has come out
naruhodo shinano no tsuki ga dete iru
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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Headed "To the ruins of Takatō castle with Wakasui; a verse for old Ryokuhei." On the castle ruins he climbed with his friend, the moon has come out. Sure enough — so this is the moon of Shinano. The sense of having come so far is caught in that "sure enough."