散るは柿の葉咲くは茶の花ざかりfalling — the persimmon leaves; blooming — the tea flowers at their height
ちるは かきのは さくは ちゃのはなざかりchiru wa kaki no ha saku wa cha no hana-zakari
昭和9年〜11年(1934-1936) 山へ水へ1934–1936 · To the mountains, to the waters
『草木塔』山行水行Sōmokutō · Walking Mountains, Walking Waters (Sankō suikō)
柿の葉は散り、茶の花は今が盛り。散るものと咲くものが同じ庭に居合わせている。初冬の入り口では、終わりと始まりが静かにすれちがう。The persimmon leaves fall; the tea flowers are now at their peak. What is scattering and what is blooming share the same garden. At the threshold of early winter, ending and beginning quietly pass each other by.