karin's English Writing

karin's English Writing

leaves of ginkgoes

2018-11-10 13:14:00 | ノンジャンル
Yesterday it was raining all day.

Today I'm enjoying a beautiful clear
autumn day again.

How changeable autumn weather is!

This morning I took a walk along a row
of ginkgoes near my apartment.

The leaves of ginkgoes are falling
in the crisp breeze.

Every autumn the falling ginkgo leaves
remind me of a tanka by 与謝野晶子---

金色のちひさき鳥のかたちして
銀杏ちるなり夕日の丘に


What a nostalgic memory
of my high school days!

We're now in the best part of autumn.