旅の法衣がかわくまで雑草の風until my travel robe dries, wind through the weeds
たびのほうえが かわくまで ざっそうのかぜtabi no hōe ga kawaku made zassō no kaze
昭和8年〜9年(1933-1934) 庵からの行乞1933–1934 · Begging journeys out from the hermitage
『草木塔』行乞途上Sōmokutō · On the Begging Road (Gyōkotsu tojō)
濡れた旅の法衣を脱いで干し、乾くまでのあいだ、雑草を渡る風に吹かれている。乾き待ちの時間は、旅の中の小さな休日。風は法衣にも雑草にも自分にも、同じように吹いてゆく。He takes off his wet travel robe and hangs it out, and while it dries he lets the wind crossing the weeds blow over him. The wait for it to dry is a small holiday within the journey. The wind blows the same over the robe, the weeds, and himself alike.