旅はいつしか秋めく山に霧のかかるさへthe journey somehow autumnal even the mist that hangs on the mountains
たびはいつしか あきめくやまに きりのかかるさえtabi wa itsushika akimeku yama ni kiri no kakaru sae
昭和11年(1936) 東への長旅1936 · The long journey east
『草木塔』旅から旅へSōmokutō · From Journey to Journey (Tabi kara tabi e)
歩き続けるうちに、季節はいつのまにか秋へ。山に霧のかかることまでもが、どこかしみじみと味わい深い。「さへ」というひとことに、移ろう季節を身ひとつで受けとめて歩く旅人の、こまやかな感受性がにじんでいる。As he walks on, the season has slipped unnoticed into autumn. Even the mist hanging over the mountains carries a quiet, deep-felt flavor. That single word 'even' shows the fine sensibility of a traveler who takes each turn of the changing season on his own body alone.