ひとり
8 poems of alone.
in 8 of the 701 poems of Sōmokutō
- alone getting bitten by mosquitoesThe Begging Bowl
- my lone fire blazing up higher and higherOne Man Within
- seeing someone off, coming home alone through the mudWalking Mountains, Walking Waters
- alone and hushed, the bamboo shoot becomes bambooWalking Mountains, Walking Waters
- a loquat withers a loquat sprouts — living aloneA Landscape of Weeds
- the only sounds are mine alonePersimmon Leaves
- I make a fire for onePersimmon Leaves
- the sound of water — today too i travel aloneThe Crow
“Alone” is Santōka’s fixed address — loneliness, and freedom too. “The sound of water — today too I travel alone.”