a bird far, far off enters the clouds — i see it off
tori tōku tōku kumo ni iru yukue miokuru
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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A single bird flies far, far away, and at last enters the clouds. Even after it can no longer be seen, he goes on seeing off the place it has gone. His heart alone follows to where the eye cannot reach.