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巨震激流 (3.11東日本大震災)
という本を買った。
現地の新聞社が、地元の人たちの体験を本にしたもの。

以下は3.11のポエム　
まだ流して読んだだけ。今度きちんと訳してみよう。

IF I KNEW

If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

今日8/10で満5ヶ月
当日は会社で仕事をしていて2度の揺れでみんな外に出た。
幸い多きな被害はなかったものの、それでも生活全般にわたって影響があった。
私たちの方では個人個人での差はあるにしても、平静を取り戻しているように見える。
被災地ではまだまだ住むところも決まらず、また決まったとしても仮設住宅では先が見えず、他県に引っ越しても将来が見えず、とにかく地盤が緩んでしまっていて確固として立つことができないでいるようだ。
それでもやっと動き出しつつあるようだ。どうかいつかまた未来に向かって歩き出すことができますように。