冬

冬は緑が強い、東京でも。地面が緑に守られて。 In winter green is strong even in Tokyo. The ground is protected by the color green. Bless winter.

９月になると冬を待望。早く来ないかな、冬の青空。あんなに美しいものはない。きみは母親にむかって訊ねたことがあるだろうか。あれって見かけよりずっと遠いんじゃないの。空のこと。青空。青空は遠くて、全面的だ。 September it is and we are eager to have our winter back. Come already, blue winter sky! Nothing is more beautiful. Have you asked your mother: is it not in reality much more distant than it appears? The sky that is. The blue sky. The blue sky is far and global. There is no denying it.

太陽がまた昇る。こんな奇跡はない。 The sun rises again. The greatest miracle on the earth.

この季節、太陽が弱って。地上の火の助けを借りたいとき。木々が蓄えた太陽エネルギーを返します。 This time of the year the sun is the weakest and she needs help from the little fires of the earth. Now is the time for the wood to return the solar energy it has accumulated over the years.