Nostalgic Sound
Tap tap tap, ta-tap ta-tap...
Hmm? Hmm?
Somehow...
It feels so nostalgic.
The other day, music drifted over from the elementary school near my house.
It sounds like they are doing a Bon dance.
Hmm?
It sounds somewhat familiar...
As I listened to that nostalgic sound...
Whoosh...
I time-traveled back
to when I was in elementary school.
Wearing a yukata, tightening the obi...
My heart and face are
tightening up, shyly smiling.
Me, my younger sister, my friends...
Today is
the first day of the local festival
held at the end of every July.
We are gathered
together with people from the same neighborhood
under the shopping arcade.
Today,
various groups composed of people from the same neighborhood or hobby circles
will participate.
With a placard
bearing their group name at the front,
they will dance
to the music
from one end of the shopping street to the other.
The road I usually walk or
ride my bike on...
Today, it
becomes a special stage✨
On both sides of the stage, there are many spectators...
cheering us on.
The person at the front has started walking.
Come on, it's your turn!
Clap, clap, clap, da-clap-da-clap...
While clapping...
While listening to the familiar sound...
We dance.
Seeing the faces of people I know...
Smiling...
Feeling shy...
Trying to wave...
More and more
my excitement keeps growing.
And as I danced along,
I found myself in front of our shop.
(My parents used to run a shop in the shopping district.)
My mother, together with the people from the shop next door,
sitting on round stools,
fanning themselves with paper fans...
is watching with a beaming smile.
My father, too, from inside the shop,
is looking at us with a beaming smile.
My sister and I,
with smiles on our faces,
dance a little bit coolly😆
On the stage...
Everyone is dancing with all their might...
Everyone is shining✨
Tap-tap-tap, ta-tap-ta-tap...
When we reached the end of the shopping street
The stage performance was over.
There,
we each had a juice
and then parted ways.
Both my sister and I
were still filled with excitement...
as we headed home.
When I got home and untied my obi...
I felt a sense of relief...
and felt an indescribably
happy feeling.
Listening to the nostalgic sound...
I remembered
a gentle time.
Tap tap tap, ta-tap ta-tap...
It is a soft and
nostalgic sound✨
May today be a pleasant day for you...🍀✨
Thank you for reading until the end.
I appreciate it.
I am grateful.