I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

than this: where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.



No te amo como si fueras rosa de sal, topacio
o flecha de claveles que propagan el fuego:
te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras,
secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma.

Te amo como la planta que no florece y lleva
dentro de sí, escondida, la luz de aquellas flores,
y gracias a tu amor vive oscuro en mi cuerpo
el apretado aroma que ascendió de la tierra.

Te amo sin saber cómo, ni cuándo, ni de dónde,
te amo directamente sin problemas ni orgullo:
así te amo porque no sé amar de otra manera,

sino así de este modo en que no soy ni eres,
tan cerca que tu mano sobre mi pecho es mía,
tan cerca que se cierran tus ojos con mi sueño.

~Pablo Neruda
Sonnet XVII

That makes no sense as it literally translates to "a Japanese car," but what the heck, I am just now learning Japanese so go easy on me kudasai.
Not much been going here besides school which is all right (except calculus D: ).
Andyway(!), mata atode!

That makes no sense as it literally translates to "a Japanese car," but what the heck, I am just now learning Japanese so go easy on me kudasai.
Not much been going here besides school which is all right (except calculus D.
Andyway(!), mata atode!

Wow. Haven't had a chance to get on DA so much; my last journal entry was in....July? haha
Well, Japan was AMAZING FKJHGFDSDFGH. So beautiful and life-changing. I am definitely going to live there at some point.
On another note, school started (!) and so far it is manageable (except calculus sgjhsgdj). I am having a blast so far this year; let's hope it continues!
Mata atode!
~Michi

Today I will climb Mt. Fuji!
Yay!
oop gotta go!