中空に浮かぶ駅前広場。
花壇近くのベンチに座す。
薄紫の花がたくさん咲いていた。
なんとなく食欲がわく。
紫が濃い先端部分を摘んで食べてみる。
甘く冷たくておいしい。
向かいに座していた母にも勧める。
「これ、伯父さんが植えろと言ってた花だよ」
「ああ、そうかい」と母の返事。
ふと思い出す。
その母も伯父も、すでに亡くなって久しい。
Light Purple Flowers
The station square that floats in the air.
I sit on a bench near the flowerbed.
Many light purple flowers were in bloom.
Somehow I have an appetite.
I pick the tip,
which has a deep purple color, and eat it.
It's sweet, cold and delicious.
I also recommend it to my mother
who was sitting opposite.
"This is the flower my uncle told me to plant."
"Oh, that's right," my mother replied.
I suddenly remember.
Both my mother and uncle have passed away
for a long time.
