Journey

I set out for a journey.

I turned back to see my starting point without success. I have been running to get to my destination without success.

The time flies, and the place has changed a lot. However, my old friends are always there with a smile.

I found myself in this journey. And I lost myself in this journey at the same time.

I will keep going on this long journey, called today.

旅に出た。

振り返ってもスタート地点はもう見えない。走ってみても終点にもたどり着けない。

時間が流れ景色は変っても、友の顔はいつもそこで笑っていた。

旅で見つけた自分。旅で捨てた自分。

これからも毎日という長い旅が続く。

The plum

The plum, flowering in the cold of winter

Symbolizes bravery and perserverance.

It tells us Spring is near

in a quiet way

There is always a place for those who went through the hardship.

冬の寒さの中で、百花に先がけて可憐な花を咲かせる梅花

毎年無心に春の訪れが近い事を教えてくれる。

じっと耐え物言わぬ美しさ

辛抱強さとその勇気

そこにあるのは、

辛苦を乗り越えてきたものが見る清々しい境地

Universe in a pot

I used to play alone in an imaginary world when I was a child.

 My mind fitted into a small space.

Yet, my world was expansive.

I lost the sense of time and space.

Now I found a universe for my mind in a tea room.

The trip that I could go anytime, anywhere

子供の頃の一人遊び、

いつでもどこでも行ける心の旅

いま、時空を超えた心の旅は茶室の中

壷中の茶味は真なり