4月

Tomo (9 years old)

春の日に涙を流す離任式

Haru no hi ni namida wo nagasu rinin shiki

Spring is come,

at teachers' parting ceremony

I shed tears

山登り頂上に着き深呼吸

yama-nobori choujou ni tsuki shin-kokyu

I reach the top

of a green mountain,

A deep breath

NAKAI, Hirokazu

新芽ふき揺れる柳や青き空

shinme fuki yureru yanagi ya aoki sora

New buds come out

on swinging willow boughs

against the blue sky