2020年12月17日 木曜日
ようやく辿り着いた 奥の山
平家の落人や 菅原道真の末裔の
隠れ里だった 五家荘
急峻な山肌の
すてきな彩りを眺めていると
あまりにも小さな畑に
老夫婦が 現れた
やがて 二人で仲良く
畑仕事を始めた
いかなる運命で
人は生きていくのか
いかなる環境で
人は幸せになれるのか
こころが 震えた
(熊本県八代市五家荘)
We finally arrived at a place deep in the mountains.
This is Gokanoshou in Yatsushiro City, which was the hiding place for fallen soldier of the Heike family and descendants of Sugawara Michizane.
As I gazed at the wonderful colors of the steep mountainside
In a too small field, an old couple appeared.
Soon, they began to work the fields in harmony.
By what fate do we live?
In what kind of environment can one be happy?
I was shaken with emotion.
(Gokanoshou, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture)