In a boat
you can stay afloat
with a goat
In a car
you can go far
and race a star
In a bus
you can discuss
because there are lots of us
In a train
you can remain
and see the rain
In a truck
you can sit with a duck
if you have any luck
In a canoe
there can be two
or just you
But on your feet
It can be neet
there are lots of people you can meet
I OBSERVED, MYSTERIOUS THING
AS IT WAS TIME OF SPRING,
SENSATION OF SACRED LOVE SPREAD ALL AROUND,
ENTIRE-EARTH GLAZED BY PESSIMISM; I FOUND
SPRING: APPEARED ME LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GIRL SMILING AT ME,
THROUGH HER SMILE; DISAPPEARED-DESPAIR THAT I COULD SEE.
A CROW AND A CUCKOO: BOTH ARE BLACK
BUT,
SPRING ARRIVES; THEIR DIFFERENCES MADE ME AWAKE.
SIMILARLY, NEED TO KNOW SECRETS OF LIFE.
NOOK AND CORNER: FRAGRANCE OF FLOWERS,
MERRY MELODY GOES ON SHOWERS,
HOPEFUL SPRING SAYS,
GOOD AND BAD DAYS ARE LIKE AUTUMN AND SPRING
TIME NEVER STABLES; IT HAS WING.
I OBSERVED, MYSTERIOUS THING
AS IT WAS TIME OF SPRING.
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