The Shape of Emotions

🌙 Reflections Poetry 🌙

月の満ち欠け　心の満ち欠け

月を見上げ月のささやきに耳を澄ませる🌙

今夜の月はどんな姿(かたち)であなたに何を語りかけていますか？

The Shape of Emotions (In Japanese)

月が欠けてゆく　その光を夜に分け与えるように

悲しみは濃く影を落とし　喉の奥に重く沈み

心の中に広がる

幸福は消えたようでいて

心の中で姿(かたち)を変え息づく

月が満ちてゆく　その光が空を　満たしてゆくように

悲しみは淡くなり　心の片隅で　静かに息を潜める

幸福は心の奥に小さな灯(ひ)をともし

温もりが波紋のように　心と身体を温めてゆく

迷いは霧に　不安が冷たい風となり

未来への恐れが覆う夜もある

右も左も　前も後ろも

すべてが見えない闇の中で

空に浮かぶ月は　変わらずわたしを見つめ　語りかける

“どんなときも　ありのままの感情を抱きしめて

その全てが　今を生きるあなたの中で　静かに灯(とも)る力だから”

そんな夜が　昨日を　今日を　明日を

優しく柔らかなものにしてゆく

今夜の月は　どんな姿(かたち)で

あなたに何を　語りかけていますか？

The Shape of Emotions (In English)

The moon wanes,

sharing its light with the night.

Grief lingers,

a shadow heavy in my throat,

spreading through my heart.

Happiness seems to vanish,

yet quietly shifts its shape,

breathing within.

The moon waxes,

filling the sky with its light.

Sorrow grows pale, growing faint,

quietly lying dormant in a soft corner of my heart.

Happiness ripples softly,

still waters quietly warming the heart.

There are nights when doubt is mist,

shrouding the quiet night,

fear becomes a cold wind,

whispering through the stillness,

and the weight of unseen tomorrows blankets the sky.

In that darkness,

where nothing can be seen—

neither left, nor right, nor ahead, nor behind—

the moon remains, floating in the sky,

its gaze steady upon me, whispering softly:

“Embrace your emotions, just as they are.

Each one is a quiet ally,

gently casting its light within you.”

Such nights can soften yesterday,

ease today,

and gently open the door to tomorrow.

What shape does tonight’s moon take?

And what does it quietly whisper to you?