New Year

新年にかなった

ことわざ と ポエム
こういうものは 訳するのがとても難しいので
そのままに...

A wise Japanese quote and a beautiful English poem for the New Year.
Something like these are so hard to translate,
so I've decided not to destroy them by doing so.

From dear friends

一日の計は朝にあり

一年の計は元旦にあり　

十年の計は樹を植えるにあり 　

百年の計は子を教えるにあり 

 ~ ~ ~

Perhaps a bit wiser,
a bit kinder, too,
a little bit braver,
a heart that's more true,
a touch of believing
I've not known before,
in joys I'm receiving
a little bit more.

A little more anxious
to reach out my hand,
despite hurt or problems
to still understand,
accepting the heartache
that life often brings,
a little more beauty
in life's simple things.

A prayer when I'm weary
as onward I trod,
a little more trusting,
believing in God,
'tis this I would wish for
within moments dear,
not a lot - just a little
this wondrous new year.

~ Garnett Ann Schultz ~