On Kawabata 121st Birthday

Kawabata by Yousuf Karsh, 1969  

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Seeing the moon, he becomes the moon,
the moon seen by him becomes him.
He sinks into nature, becomes one with nature.
The light of the "clear heart" of the priest,
seated in the meditation hall in the darkness
before the dawn, becomes for the dawn moon its own light.

- Yasunari Kawabata -

June 11, 1899 - April 16, 1972

Biography of Yasunari Kawabata