muddy water flowing on grows clear
nigoreru mizu no nagaretsutsu sumu
c.1939 · From late-year manuscripts
草木塔拾遺 · Gleanings (Shūi)
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Even muddy water, as it keeps flowing, grows clear. Stand still and the mud will never settle. Carry yesterday's murk as you must — begin to flow again today, and it will clear. A late poem to set at the start of a day.