The Sakura Petals

Near the classroom window
Is a carefree, sunny spot
Very little time is left on the spring calendar
During class, if I look around
Though wearing the same school uniform,
All of my classmates
Look like adults
With each person’s own future
We start our trip
On each of our backs
Sprout wings
Of our dreams
Each time the cherry blossom petals bloom,
Somewhere hope’s bell resounds
With the freedom of tomorrow,
We’re given courage
Each time the cherry blossom petals bloom,
Somewhere someone is praying
The door to a new world
We open with our own hands
There were times when we fought,
Called each other, and cried
Why do those troubled days
Feel so nostalgic?
During the happy or sad times
If we turned back in the distance,
No matter when
We were never alone
In the middle of our graduation picture,
I smile
The passing season wants to send us off
Good-bye