Monthly Archives: February 2017

Bursting open

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Plum blossoms . . .

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. . . are . . . 

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. . . bursting open . . .

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. . . now.

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White-eyed birds . . .

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. . . are sucking at the source.

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Cherry petals soon will paint the sky.

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The yashio will give us reasons why.

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Red-tipped leaves will glisten . . .

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. . . like the stars.

It’s bound to give your closed-up heart a jar.

Open it, pump in that mountain air.

Then you’ll see it’s not all so unfair.

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You can find so much happiness—just open your heart—

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—just live with your heart—

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—just light up your heart.

Lyrics courtesy of Shizuoka Duo (from “The End of Me”)

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