Hokku 12
Leaves blown, Birds flown away. I wander in and out the Hall of Autumn.
Yone Noguchi
Leaves blown, Birds flown away. I wander in and out the Hall of Autumn.
Three short lines create a picture of late autumn emptiness. Leaves have been blown away; birds have flown. The speaker wanders “in and out” of the Hall of Autumn, as if moving restlessly through a place stripped of life and sound.
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