Monthly Archives: January 2012

poem – ้ด‡่‰ฒใฎๅฐ็ด‹ (ibis pink kimono)

ใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰
่ญฒใ‚Šๅ—ใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใชใฃใŸ็€็‰ฉ
้•ทใ„้–“
้š ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใŸๆก็ฎฑใ‚’้–‹ใ‘ใชใŒใ‚‰
ๆ˜”่ฉฑใซ่ŠฑใŒๅ’ฒใ

ๅฅฅใ‹ใ‚‰ๅ‡บใฆใใŸ
้ฎฎใ‚„ใ‹ใช้ด‡่‰ฒใฎๅฐ็ด‹ใซ่งฆใ‚ŒใŸๆ™‚
ๅพฎ็ฌ‘ใ‚“ใ ใพใพใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใŒ่จ€ใฃใŸ

ใ€Œๆ˜”ใฏๅคขใŒใ‚ใฃใŸใฎใ‚ˆ
ใŠๅฎฎๅ‚ใ‚Šใซ็€ใฆ่กŒใใŸใใฆ
็ตๅฉšใ—ใŸๅพŒไฝœใฃใŸใฎ
่ข–ใ‚’้€šใ™ใ“ใจใฏใงใใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‘ใ‚Œใฉ
ใ‚ใชใŸใฎๅนด้ ƒใซใกใ‚‡ใ†ใฉใ„ใ„ใ‚ใ‚ˆ
ใจใฆใ‚‚ไผผๅˆใ†ใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ใ€

ใใ‚“ใชๆ€ใ„ๅ…ฅใ‚Œใฎใ‚ใ‚‹
็€็‰ฉใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†ใฎใฏๆฐ—ใŒๅผ•ใ‘ใฆ
ใ€Œใพใ ๅๅˆ†็€ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆ
ไฝ•ใ‹ๆฉŸไผšใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ใ‚ˆใ†ใ‚ˆใ€ใจ
้ ๅ›žใ—ใซ่พž้€€ใ—ใŸ

ใŠใฐใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใฏ
ใฉใ“ใ‹ใปใฃใจใ—ใŸใ‚ˆใ†ใซ
ใใฎไธŠๅ“ใชๅฐ็ด‹ใ‚’
ๅคงๅˆ‡ใซใ‚„ใ•ใ—ใ
ๅ…ƒใฎๅ ดๆ‰€ใธใจใ—ใพใ„่พผใฟ
ๅˆฅใฎๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใŒ่ฉฐใพใฃใŸ
ไป–ใฎ็€็‰ฉใ‚’่ฆ‹ใคใ‘ๅง‹ใ‚ใŸ

ๅนณๆˆ24ๅนด1ๆœˆ27ๆ—ฅ

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(translation)

inheriting kimono’s from my auntie
we reminisce our good old times
browsing through many wooden boxes stored in an orderly manner

softly touching a striking ibis silk
pulled from the back of her closet
keeping a subtle smile on her face, she said

“i had a dream once
had it made after getting married
wanted to wear it for a baby’s blessing
though i never got to slip my arm in it
it should look good on you
it is perfect for your age”

hesitant to take away her special memory
indirectly i declined
“we should make an occasion for it
you’ll look fantastic in it, auntie”

somehow a bit relieved
she put away the elegant kimono
back to where it used to belong
delicately and endearingly

she resumed
looking for different kimono’s
which carry other recollections

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27/jan/2012

poem – homecoming

faces
smiles
tears
embraces

laughs
aromas
tastes
chatters

emotion
reflection
commemoration
celebration

and farewell –

each time
feeling
a little bit of more gravity

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5/jan/2012