Dear Future Me Dear Future Me
“Dear Future Me” is a series in which Shohei Koyama—poet and owner of JIYUCHO — delivers poetic words in Japanese and English, like letters to his future self that trace the subtleties of everyday life. I hope this becomes a place like your mailbox where postcard poems arrive.
To Smile
To you who smile with calm grace
I wish to speak in clear and gentle words
Like a fish moving through the blue joyful sea
Like an island resting in the soft red sunset
Like cherry blossoms drifting in early spring
They fade quietly
neither sharp nor heavy
leaving only a light trace like a dream
Like a sound that fades from the ear
yet stays behind as something warm and kind
If such clear words could reach you I would be glad
So I look at the sky
pause beneath the light through the trees
take my time
write
find joy
and smile