The chrysanthemum falls— No wind, no rain, Only the weight of the name.
The old man looked at the sky. The sun had risen. The tram was louder now. Somewhere, a factory whistle blew.
From his sleeve, Kazuo drew a folded paper, creased and re-creased, the ink smudged in places as if from tears or rain. He handed it over. The old man read it slowly. It was a debt notice. The family shrine, the last piece of land, the final anchor to a name that had once made peasants prostrate themselves—all of it would be seized by the end of the month.
“You are up early, Sensei,” Kazuo said, not turning. His voice was the flat grey of the winter sky.
The blade fell.
The old man stood. His legs would not stop shaking. He walked to the small table and picked up the death poem. He folded it once, twice, three times, and tucked it into his sleeve.
“You could work,” the old man whispered.
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