Three Poems by Yuu Ikeda

 

Spring Song 

 

Under the umbrella of winter,

I hope raindrops of spring.

Every flower breathes deeply,

every breeze dyes the sky blue,

every future begins to grow up

in warmth and softness.

Surrounded by thorns of winter,

I imagine a silky cocoon of spring.

Someone is singing,

for immature but priceless dreams.

Someone is singing,

for every human who never give up their souls. 

 

 

The Unnamed Snowman 

 

He is just waiting to melt

under the sunlight.

His eyes are blinking.

His mouth makes the shape of joy.

Although his destiny is decided,

any despair and any sadness

don't dwell in his heart.

He is just waiting to melt

in winter breeze.

He is like me.

I'm like him.

 

 

The Ode To AKATSUKI JAPAN 

 

You are the symbol of the morning glow,

the symbol of hopes,

the symbol of passion.

Even in waves of the darkness,

you never give up on the sunlight that will

cocoon you someday.

Even in vortex of regret,

you keep on believing flowers that will bloom

someday.

The road that you are walking with belief

and immortal souls

leads you to the goal that you hope.

Yuu Ikeda (she/they) is a Japan based poet and writer. She loves mystery novels, western art, sugary coffee, and japanese animation “呪術廻戦 (Jujutsu Kaisen)” and “ブルーロック (Blue Lock)”.

Her favorite novelists are Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, J.D. Robb, Jeffery Deaver, Nele Neuhaus, Peter Swanson.

She writes poetry on her website. https://poetryandcoffeedays.wordpress.com/

She is the author of poetry collections ;

“The Palette of Words”,

“Seasons Echoing Around Me”,

“Phantasmal Flowers in The Eden Where Only I Know”,

“Her Favorite Broken Glass”

and more.

One of her big dreams is to write while traveling around the world.

Her Twitter and Instagram :

@yuunnnn77