Praying for rain.
a fire — let it rain, it blazes up praying
moyuru hi no ame furashime to moesakaru
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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Headed "praying for rain." The fire kindled to beg the heavens for rain blazes up and up. A prayer that begs for water rises toward the sky in the shape of flame.