Would meet at Osaki Station
To go and take a look at a nursing home.
Wheels have started to turn with or without me.
Naoko came
During her lunch break.
In the hospital room,
We had a lunch together just as
We always had.
Sharing a meal brought us
Laughter
Sharing laughter brought us
A joy.
Today I am a crybaby
Crying at anything
Like a young girl I once was.
Cared and loved by
Everybody,
A blessed life I have.
Calls and messages
I got from you.
Sorry, no talking on phone in the hospital room.
I wish I could talk
To you all in the Earthquake stricken area.
I wish I were well and
I could be there with you
To walk side by side
To witness the rebirth of Minami Sanriku, Japan.
My heart aches for.
Who do you want to be
When you reincarnate
Again?
A simple but
difficult question.
Kochi-Rumi-Mari-Yuri-Naoko
Thank you for the wheel of mail.
Poem by Maria Franki
Edited and translated by J. Ujiie
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