Moon Out from Scattered Clouds

Cloud breaks apart and a moon that had been hidden shines again. A message from heaven reaches someone whose intentions were sincere. The third line admits many holdups along the way, and the fourth ends on blossoms coming into full flower a second time.

Above this verse, which moves from cover to clear light, the book prints Kichi, Good fortune. Its delays are named openly and then set beside a second flowering.

For a reader now, these lines suggest something that has been stopped and restarted more than once. A second attempt can look very different from the first once the delays are counted in.