Hokku 25
I, a moth with no sense of the day, Dare not fly, Lest the silence be marred.
Yone Noguchi
I, a moth with no sense of the day, Dare not fly, Lest the silence be marred.
The speaker pictures himself as a moth that has lost any sense of the day — disoriented, outside the usual rhythm of things. Because of that, he does not dare to fly. Even the tiny motion of wings feels too risky, as if it might tear through the surrounding stillness.
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