秋風の、腹立ててゐるかまきりでin the autumn wind, a praying mantis working itself into a rage
あきかぜの はらたてている かまきりでakikaze no haratatete iru kamakiri de
昭和9年〜11年(1934-1936) 山へ水へ1934–1936 · Toward the mountains, toward the water
『草木塔』山行水行Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
秋風の中、鎌をふりあげたかまきりが、腹を立てているように見える。終わりに向かう季節の風の中で、小さな虫の精いっぱいの威嚇がいじらしい。In the autumn wind, a mantis raising its scythes looks as though it is losing its temper. In the wind of a season heading toward its end, the small insect's full-hearted display of menace is oddly touching.