“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.

Uncertainty

Uncertainty

I know few things

as certain yet untouchable

as the color of the sea


I know few things

as clear yet blurred

as the scent of morning


I know few moments

that move at a truer pace

than the time it takes

for water to boil


About this piece

If this poem were turned into a song, what would it sound like?

Just a piano and voice without lyrics.