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Winter Solstice
by Hideo Yokokawa

 
  Standing on the veranda of my 12th floor residence
  at the corner of Musashino Plain, 
  I watch a line of dark cloud over the rising sun,
  the gray reflection of buildings standing close together all over,
  the scattered green,
  the cars flowing silently on the overpass of the highway
  right beneath my eyes; in the sky
  from south to west, no clouds,
  beyond the ridgeline of Tanzawa Hills at south west
  Mr. Fuji in whiteness rising.  
  Stiff cold air covering the veranda.
  This early morning,
  from dark suppression to bright liberation
  the time moves sharply.
  The sun keeps rising brightly.
  Pouring hot coffee into a cup,
  I celebrate a beautiful morning
  after long silence.  


 

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