naked every day — butterflies and dragonflies
mainichi hadaka de chōcho ya tonbo ya
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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The hot days go on, and every day he passes naked. Before him butterflies and dragonflies come and go. The naked man and the insects alike live the same summer, just as it is.