the house i was born in not a trace left — fireflies
umareta ie wa atokata mo nai hōtaru
1939 · Last long journey
Sōmokutō · Heart for the Road (Tabigokoro)
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Where the house he was born in once stood, there is no trace left at all. Only fireflies go drifting to and fro. Little lights blinking in the darkness of the vanished house flare and fade like memories of a far-off day.