you bell-ringing cricket — striking your bell, where are you
kanetataki yo kane o tataite doko ni iru
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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The bell-ringing cricket calls on with its clear note. The voice is there but the creature is nowhere to be seen. Where are you, he calls out to it. A solitary exchange with a small sound of the autumn night.