花いっぱい (Flowers Overflowing)
夕べも泣いたの
だから今日も花を買ったの
ひとり涙を流した分だけ花を買い求めています
道路にあふれるほどの花で埋めつくされています。
はまなす
岩手県沿岸部仮設住宅 2012年9月 撮影
(撮影・ことばの掲載 はご本人の了解を得ています)
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“I cried again last night.
So I bought flowers today.
I buy one pot of flowers for each tear drop.”*
The entrance to her place is filled with flowers, overflowing into the alleyway.
Hamanasu
Photo: Coastal area of Iwate Prefecture, September 2012
*The above photograph and remarks were collected with permission from an anonymous resident of this temporary housing unit.