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‘Like a Sketch in the Morning’ — Daily Poems and Essays by JIYUCHO Owner Koyama

今朝の落書き

オーナー小山が日々書く詩やエッセイ
考え事、悩み事の言葉たち

by Shohei Koyama

Passing

It’s passing It’s passing
慣れた手つきで顔つきで

the seasons just like we used to
過ぎ去っていく季節たち

by spending our life until here
ここまでの私たちの時間を費やして

Well I didn’t want it
誰も望んでなんていないのに

but there seems like no way to avoid it
避けることもできずに

So I every season close my eyes
だからせめて目を閉じて

to listen and feel the things passing in front of me
通り過ぎゆく季節へと耳を傾ける

as much as I could
できうる限り

because I want to remember them
覚えておきたいのです

to imagine them feel them again and again
想像したいのです感じたいのです何度でも

to know i’ve been coming from far away
遥か彼方から私たちが来たのだということを知るために

to learn new things from them
新しい物事を学ぶために

to write new brilliant one by them
素晴らしい新作をこの手で書くために

Thank you for reading this poem today also. I was just thinking the season right now passing me.
本日も落書きを読んでくださりありがとうございます。ゆっくりと過ぎていった青空の中の白い雲たちを眺めては、考えていました。

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About JIYUCHO owner Koyama

Began writing poetry as a student. Deeply moved by Shuntaro Tanikawa’s Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude, where physical laws were expressed in beautiful words. While wandering the world, continued writing poetry and founded a company at the age of 27. In May 2018, released TOMOSHIBI POST, a web service that allows people to send letters to their future selves. In August 2019, opened JIYUCHO in Kuramae, Tokyo. In December 2023, opened FUTO, a poetic café and second location. In August 2024, published the poetry collection The World at Last, with You and Me. Graduated from the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tokyo University of Science. Studied abroad in Seattle, Washington, USA, for one year during university.

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