If There's a Next Life

Always waiting for you to appear someday

The five-pointed star flowers in the courtyard

They began to open slowly

Do you still remember it?

The old ox under the bridge

He was walking towards the creek with his feet

The distant mountains were shrouded in white mist

The fragrance of rain-washed earth mixed with the scent of fresh grass

I always think

If from my doorstep

I walked to the end of the opposite road

Would you appear?

Wearing a raincoat and a hat

Maybe holding a hoe in your hand

Then I ask you, are you tired?

I'll immediately make you a cup of clear tea when you return home

We'll chat about our daily trivialities

Maybe I'll still ask you as a child, 'Dad, was I good today?'

You would reply, 'My daughter is so good.'

But ah, I haven't heard it in many years!

Last night, the flowers in the courtyard were washed away by the rain

I imitated Daiyu's burial of flowers

And buried them in that mountain range

Turn around and tell yourself, 'Don't cry, don't cry'

One day we will reunite.