Poems of Kotohiki Beach by the Yosanos
Hi, it's Sandy!
Kotohiki Beach has been loved by many people for a very long time. In 1932, the famous poets Hiroshi and Akiko Yosano visited this beach and left behind some wonderful poems. Let's take a look together!
Unable to contain your joy,
You must be the one—
Kotohiki Beach, that sings with every step.
Three pine trees...
May the joy of coming to this shade
Also become sound, O Kotohiki Beach.
Akiko grew up in a seaside town, so she wrote many poems about sandy beaches. When we read her other poems about sand, I feel like we can better understand how she felt during her time at Kotohiki Beach.
The scent of sand
on my palm... If I were one
with a lover, how sad it would be.
I long for the sea,
counting the distant roar of the tide
at my parents' house, where I became a girl.
Walking upon the sand dunes again,
their softness...
reminds me of a heart in love.
