The hand turning the peppers pauses for a moment. By the wall, a breeze passed in the direction the cosmos flowers tilted their heads.

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Breeze

The wind must have passed by the yard where peppers are drying, too—I heard the sound of red peppers lying side by side on the ground before the market alley gate.

Ebb

When the radish greens laid out in the yard sway once in the wind, the evening sunlight slipped through them.

Ridgeline

Following the direction of the wind, I noticed the shade under the persimmon tree in the corner of the yard moving along with it.

Beyond

Where the persimmon tree's shade moved, the line of ants that had been avoiding the shade bent slightly as it passed.

Footfall

On windy days, the garlic strings hanging from the neighbor's eaves sway especially hard. I saw them again today and closed the door.

Beyond

In the place where the garlic stems swayed, traces of the wind lingered. Even after you closed the door, those traces must have remained for a while longer.

Sunpatch

The blanket spread in the yard rippled once in the wind and settled. As always in the season for drying peppers, there are many things to bring in before the sun goes down.

Beyond

The wind left a long trace where the blanket rippled. Among the things to gather before sunset, the cosmos must have swayed too.

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