At the lawn terrace before library
Dedicated a young teacher named Y.
who passed away not receiving my deepest thanks for a bright new start
23 May 2018
28 August 2018 dedication line 2 added
TANAKA Akio
At the lawn terrace before library
where spring warm sunlight embraces the students
One is speaking with a friend
Another is reading a book sitting on the lawn with bare feet throwing
I see them as a foreigner who first meets the scene in a bracing air
I have been admitted here far from the other
I talk with a young teacher who arranges the minute after-admitted paperwork
He speaks to me calmly but eagerly
"These are done, these two are now consulting the teachers for transferring
Now you are all assured"
Thanks to all you gave me so far, if be not, now I may be not here
In this warm sunlit fresh green place
I love the place, I love the library
I will read books from now on seeking my aim
succeeding through my lifetime
Library and its open shelves will become the realm of my youth definitely
Repeatedly thanks to Y. and thanks to the library in advance
At the lawn terrace with hope hereafter or eternally
Postscript
At the campus of university
Abstract from The letter to O. again 2 January 2018
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