Chié

Sakura Dayori (Cherry Blossom Letter) 

In spring 

On rainy days 

A small figure stood 

In front of the train station 

You were waiting for me 

With a pink umbrella 

I still remember it 

Blooming in the rain like a cherry blossom 

Mother 

In this foreign land I live 

Cherry blossoms are now in season 

But people don't seem to care 

passing hastily by the trees 

Mother I am standing alone 

and reading 

As if they were letters from home 

The scentless petals one by one 

Ever since I can remember 

I was stubborn and made you worry so 

I thought I was living by myself 

I wanted to prove I could be on my own 

What a selfish child I have been, but... 

I have learned little by little 

how to trust changing seasons 

I still have many whys 

Then I hear your voice saying, 

"It is all right, my dear, just be happy, be safe." 

In this foreign land 

Where my soul will be buried someday 

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom 

The spring light pours down on me gently 

As if to heal the weary traveler's heart 

Mother 

I am standing alone 

and reading 

As if they were letters from you 

Cherry blossom petals one by one 

one by one... 

Copyright © 2011 by Chie Treagus

Furudokei - The Old Clock

In the deep snow 
Peeks a spring crocus in the color of dawn 
Today will be a lucky day 

In a foggy morning, a thrush visits my window 
She flew off leaving the winter tangerine behind 
Tomorrow will be a fine day 

When I am a little bit sad 
I dream the usual dream 
Of the southern land 
Where the warm breezes blow 
Of the forest 
Where a blue bird stops on my shoulder

 
The handkerchief you’ve left after our last goodbye 
I shall wash it in a bamboo basin 
Will it dry in the misty rain? 

The needle spins for the thousandth time 
But I want to listen to the song again 
All alone tonight 

What is happiness? 
If only anybody knew 
No one would ever cry 
“Sleep, sleep,” 
The old clock chimes

Idainaru Kimi e - To The Great You

 

The spring is so fragrant and bright

It is pregnant with hope

White magnolias and larks on the hills

are singing songs of life

 

The summer breeze blows warm 

and the sky is blue

Those are not ordinary things

I know you must be able to understand

Because you suffered so much

but never stopped searching

 

It must have been frightening to stay honest

You must have shaken with fear

But here it is, The Great You

who has been trying and still trying

to overcome weakness within

 

Even if you can't walk straight

even though you may not leave

a footprint in our time

I beg you please

smile for me, show me

the smile of the Crowned One!

 

In the end of autumn

birds spread their wings and take off

Over the golden clouds

they fly back home

leaving traces of the life fully lived

across the southern sky

 

The coldness of winters

freezing snowstorms

embrace them all and live on!

I know you can

because you had the courage to be hurt

in return for opening your heart 

to love

 

It must have been difficult wanting happiness

You must have fallen at times

But here it is, The Great You

who keeps trudging forward

the labyrinth of the confusing "self"

 

Even if you can't live upright

even though your voice may not echo 

in the history

I beg you please

smile fo me, show me

The smile of The Crowned One!

 

Even if you can't walk straight

even though you may not leave

a footprint in our time

I beg you please

smile for me, show me

The smile of The Crowned One! 

Orange Bitter

 

24 hours ago I was on the plane 

Arriving in San Francisco from Narita Airport 

Where powdery snow was floating in the air 

The plane shakes hard while it ascends toward the clouds 

I keep telling myself it won’t be long 

I cover my ears to protect them from the deafening sound of the jet 

All the while 

I am thinking of you 

Did it really happen between us? 

I remember the coolness of the sheets and our hot breaths 

We couldn’t stop the fraying of time 

Cold fingers and wet hair 

The truth in our lies tasted just as good 

as the orange bitter cocktail 

I am staring at the ocean from the Golden Gate Bridge 

The waves beyond the dark sea are so violent 

I lose consciousness for just a second 

The thought that no one knows or cares for me here, 

Even if I hurl myself over the bridge right now, 

Makes me feel strangely peaceful 

Darling, if I became one of the stars above 

How many drops of tears would you shed for me? 

We were too jaded to cry out loud 

For the love fading away 

We did not have much faith in us to begin with 

To be able to accuse one another 

The truth in our lies was as sweet 

as the orange bitter cocktail 

From the top floor window of my hotel 

I can see bustling holiday shoppers 

Should I try to blend with them 

with a smile on my face? 

Even buy myself  a teardrop-shaped jewel, maybe then, 

The truth in our lies may look 

As beautiful as the orange bitter cocktail

The Crescent Moon And The Kitty Cat

 

The crescent moon and the kittty cat

Little baby kitty cat

Where are you from, pretty one?

 

The crescent moon and the kitty cat

Little baby kitten cat

Have you been lost?

Which way is your home?

 

Somehow I feel very sad and sentimental

The silver tail is swinging

Under the roof of the night sky

 

The crescent moon and the kitty cat

Little baby kitty cat

Are you hungry?

Isn't it cold today?

 

The crescent moon and the kitty cat

Little baby kitty cat

No matter how hard you stare

The pie in the sky won't fall down

 

Somehow I feel very lonely and sentimental

The silver tail is swinging

Under the roof of the night sky

 

The crescent moon and the kitty cat

Prancing happily

Fluffy cloud, wrap her up

So she will stay warm

 

The crescent moon and the kitty cat

Little baby kitty cat

It will be morning soon

Hope you can find your way home....