『わたくしといふ現象は』

“The Phenomenon Called Myself”

The phenomenon called myself
is a cloud drifting in the sky.

Blown by the wind,
it changes its shape.

Bathed in light,
it changes its color.

You may see it,
but never grasp it.

Within the water’s cycle
of this planet Earth,
for a while
it fulfills its role
and then fades away—

just a cloud
adrift in the sky.

                                            Written by Soranoiro