Slopes
of Mount Kugami—
in the mountain's shade
a hut beneath the trees—
how many years
it's been my home?
The time comes
to take leave of it—
my thoughts wilt
like summer grasses,
I wander back and forth
like the evening star—
till that hut of mine
is hidden from sight,
till that grove of trees
can no longer be seen,
at each bend
of the long road,
at every turning,
I turn to look back
in the direction of that mountain.
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Mount Kugami was Ryokan's home toward the end of his life where he meditated and begged for food until his death. I feel that: at every turning,
I turn to look back
in the direction of that mountain.
is his statement to say it's his home and he cannot leave.
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