父の日のカード（A Card for Father's Day)

私は既に７５歳を過ぎた。大切な友人や趣味の仲間も最近は次々と旅立って逝く。私の２人の娘達も、もう完璧な「おばさん」になって孫たちもズドーーンと大きくなってしまった。最近は趣味のアマチュア無線よりもむしろ音楽活動の方が充実しているように感じる。若かった時よりも音楽が心の中に良く響くように思われる。何故か最近、娘達が幼かった頃の夢を良く見るようになった。手をつないで歩いたり、抱っこしたり、こっちへおいでと手招きする夢。小さな娘が手のひらに乗っている夢も何度かあった。幼かった娘たちの匂いさえ感じる夢もある。先日、父の日のカードをもらったが、また幼い頃の夢をみるであろう。

これは４５年くらい前の写真だろうか？随分若かったなーー！

I have already aged 75 and my school mates , my intimate friends are now passing away.
My two daughters had already glown up as the atypical madams and their children (my grand children) are all grown up they are much taller than I am. My main hobby is the Ham Radio however ham radio activities are shirinking but my music activities are very much substaitial for me.The musics sound deeply in my mind. I don't know why but recently I often dream about my two daughters when they were still very young. I walk with my daughter holding her hand. I hold her in my arms. I beckoned her saying come on come on. It is very strange that sometimes my daughter is very small and she is on my parm. Even in the dream I feel something smell of them. The card for fathers day makes me dream of them again. Oh I was very young the photo shows, it was about 45 years ago !.