〈小さき者へ・生れ出づる悩み〉

著：有島 武郎

出版：新潮社

「春」

旅先の上田の古本屋で出会った1冊。炎天下、1冊100円での掃き捨てるような投げ売りだった。けれど、枯れた表紙は心に馴染み、清らかな言葉がいつも頬にあたたかい。大切なくらしの果てに来たるべき春を待ち侘びて。

I came across this book at a used bookstore in Ueda, where I was traveling. Under the blazing sun, it was a throwaway, priced at 100 yen per copy. However, the withered cover was familiar to my heart, and the pure words were always warm on my cheeks. I longed for the coming spring at the end of my precious life.