Madoka Mayuzumi[Poems of 17syllables]Title



[Japanease]

Christmas, two shadows under the street light.

On Christmas Eve two shadows are visible under the street light at the corner. Could they be a couple of lovers? People who pass by in a hurry pay no attention to these shadows. All of them have their own Christmas celebrations to go to.

Whether it be at a table in a restaurant, beneath the warm lights of home or under the street light, this is the night that unrolls Christmas for any number of people. As the holy evening gradually advances, many peoplefs differing Christmas celebrations begin to intersect with each other.

[season words] Christmas
[season] winter


Meeting and parting in a dream on a snowy night.

When dreaming we usually awake in the midst of a story. However, the dream I had one night was a complete story, from the first encounter to the final parting, like watching a movie.

The two people met in my dream and parted in the same dream. Both the encounter and the final parting were nothing but a transient dream, therefore, a love story is just one nightfs romantic dream.

The continuous snow gave off a dim light in the dark night. Perhaps I had such a dream because it was a romantic snowy night.

[season word] snowy night
[season] winter


Unable to recall two or three names, sitting in the warm sun.

When we leisurely sit in the warm winter sun, we remember many things one after another. Dear old friends come and go in our minds. We cannot recall the names of some people.

However, those are the people we would never remember at all in our busy daily lives. The warm winter sun lets us remember such people.

As we travel through our humble but dear old memories, our leisurely time in the warm sun slowly passes.

[season word] warm winter sun
[season] winter


Cold wind sweeping, left two people behind.

MIt was an evening when the cold wind was blowing. While everyone else was in a hurry to get home, two people were just standing still, as if the sweeping cold wind had left them there.

They must be a couple in love. Regardless of whether the cold cold wind blows, they dearly wish to be together as long as they can. No matter how cold the wind is, they are warm in each otherfs company.

[season words] cold wind
[season] winter


translated by Mineko Azuma


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