朝日新聞社28 天
VOX POPULI: Scent of snow fills the air after Tokyo receives a wet, wintry mix
In “Kuroi Fukin” (Black organ), poet Sakutaro Hagiwara (1886-1942) wrote to the effect, “Woman, play the organ/ Lightly, gently and solemnly/ Like the sound of falling snow.” --The Asahi ...
朝日新聞社4 年
VOX POPULI: Grounded by the pandemic, air travelers are growing antsy
A poem by Sakutaro Hagiwara (1886-1924) goes, “I want to go to France/ But France is so far away." This was written 100 years ago. And here I am, experiencing the same ache the poet must have felt.