Eternal Moment by Lori Yamamoto

If the plum blossoms could only stay unchanged, how gladly I’d forget the drifting world’s sorrows— For every moment without you near, but the spring wind always blows. In the meadow where young herbs sprout, I pluck them with you— if only time could stop, and this moment last forever. My heart feels light, my spirit free, Just being close, my sweet with thee Watching the moon,I suddenly feel— as if we’ve shared a thousand nights of gazing together. Each silent glance, a tender art, A timeless bond within my heart. The flowers withered, their color faded away, And like their petals, I felt frail,while meaninglessly I spent my days in the world A lonely ship with sails unfurled, and the long rains were falling. Until your sunshine dried my tears, And banished all my lonely fears.