After my mother wrote this the other day for my old friend, she also created this one, “happiness”. Because the creator herself loves her own work, I had it made to be displayed. I can’t stop wondering if she is happy living with me.
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先日私の旧友のためにこれを書いた後、母が書いたものです。本人が気に入っているので表装してもらいました。母は私といて幸せなのかな、と考えてしまいます。
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“Denseness” The most suitable word describing the days of my mother and myself, after all.
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濃密な日々な訳です。
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Mother in her childhood again/
Is laughing and clapping to the/
Sunshine reflected by the/
Sun catchers/
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幼子に還った母がはしゃいでる/
サンキャッチャーが弾く太陽（ひかり）よ/
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When my mother in a wheel chair and I are taking a walk, swings in a children’s playground attract my attention. I felt sorry for my mother in a wheel chair, but once when no children were there, I enjoyed playing on one. My mother was innocently laughing just like she, herself was enjoying the swing.
Just looking at the swing/
As I am in a/
Wheel chair/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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車椅子の母と散歩していると、児童公園のブランコが目につきます。当然母は乗れないのでちょっと可哀想ですが、子供が一人もいないときにブランコに乗りました。母は自分がブランコを漕いでいるかのように嬉しそうに見ていました。
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It is so fortunate for both my mother and me, my good old friends and cousins come to our place to meet and talk with my mother from time to time.
We often have beer on such occasions.
Beer in kanji characters/
Tastes different from/
Beer in katakana characters/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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ありがたいことに、この頃、私の旧友やいとこたちが母の見舞いによく来てくれます。それでよくビールを飲みます。
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Because my mother recently has a liking for smooth food, I often use agar in cooking both side dishes and desserts.
I asked for/
Some jellies of the wind/
Of early summer/
Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko
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このところ、母が口当たりのいいものを好むようになりましたので、おかずもおやつも寒天でつるっと。
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Today falls on July 7 according to the old lunar calendar, which marks the star festival. I wrote my own haiku again.
On the night of tanabata festival/
Both mother and daughter (me)/
Are in the space/
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今日は旧暦の７月７日です。先日書いた自作の俳句をもう一度書きました。
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On my mother’ 88th birthday the other day, one of her good old friends visited us with potted flowers as presents.
I wrote the flowers’ language, “many little heartwarming memories”, which I though best described the terms between my mother and her friend.
My mother always has have incredibly good memories, and my own good memory is, of course, my best inheritance from her. I am more than happy to posses it, as many good memories aren’t heavy nor bulky.
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先日の母の８８回目の誕生日に、母の旧くからのお友達が、鉢植えの花をプレゼントにと家に来てくださいました。
母とこの方との間柄をよく表している花言葉を書きました。
記憶力のいい母にぴったりだと思いますし、私の記憶力の良さも母譲りですが、記憶力が良くて良かったと思います。たくさんの小さな思い出は重くもなければ嵩張りもしないから。
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Just as the last time, I tried to create a work of my own haiku. I will write it on a bigger, longer piece of paper shortly.
On the night of tanabata festival/
Both mother and daughter (me)/
Are in the space/
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先日に引き続き、自作の俳句を書こうと思いました。これは近いうちに半切に書きます。
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My mother turned 88 years old yesterday. Wishing her longevity and in commemoration and for a happy memory for both of us, we went to see lotus flowers at the Kyoto Botanical Garden.
After that, in the afternoon, I asked her to write the letter for lotus, and I added a phrase from an ancient Chinese poem, describing women picking lotus flowers.
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植物園に蓮の花を見に行きました。母の米寿の祝いの記念になるかな、ということで。
そして午後には、母に「蓮」を書いてもらい、蓮の花を摘む乙女たちを詠った漢詩の一節を書き加えました。
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