no water anywhere — sweating over the withered field they work
doko ni mo mizu ga nai kareta ase shite hataraku
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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The drought has left no water anywhere. In the withered fields the people work, pouring out sweat. The paddies are parched dry, and only the human body still gives up water. The harshness of a summer of drought.