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冬の海は
言葉を忘れ
霧だけ残る
The winter sea
forgets all language
and leaves only mist
雪の路地で
手を開く人に
風も静か
In the snowy alley
even the wind softens
around open hands
冬の布が
光を薄く
空へ返す
Winter cloth
returns pale sunlight
back into the sky
息ひとつ
静かな腹に
冬が宿る
A single breath
settles in the abdomen
where winter rests
障子越し
似た影たちが
少し違う
Beyond the screens
the echoed figures
differ slightly
空の椅子に
朝の光だけ
座っている
In the empty chair
only morning light
remains seated
葦を越え
雪の風だけ
急いでゆく
Across the reeds
only the snow wind
moves quickly onward
暗い台所
米の湯気だけ
白く生きる
In the dark kitchen
only the rice steam
lives in white light
広い堂に
ひとりの歌が
冬へ消える
Inside the hall
a solitary song
vanishes into winter
折れぬよう
柔らかな布は
静かに沈む
So it will not break
the softened cloth
settles quietly
霧の駅
来ぬ列車まで
時が続く
At the foggy station
time continues onward
until the train arrives
凍る枝
触れぬ痛みを
空へ向ける
Frozen branches
raise untouched pain
toward the sky
古い紙に
眠る重さを
灯が守る
Within old papers
a quiet weight sleeps
guarded by lamplight
障子越し
姿だけ残り
名は消える
Beyond the shoji
only the figure remains
the name disappears
小さな灯
低い声だけ
夜を動かす
A small candle
and quiet voices alone
move the night
重い紙を
開く指先に
冬の責
At the opened document
winter responsibility
rests in the fingers
寒い土に
小さな緑を
手が守る
Within the cold soil
careful hands protect
a fragile green
静かな刃
分けるためだけに
光を持つ
The quiet blade
holds its light only
to separate clearly
鐘ひとつ
空の広間を
波のように
One temple bell
crosses the empty hall
like widening water
灯が消え
湖の闇だけ
深く残る
After the lamp fades
only the darkness of the lake
remains deep and still
