I want you to be smiling — ただ笑っていてほしい

A Poem by HANA, with Japanese translation(日本語訳付)

want you to be smiling

want you to be happy

no matter where you are

no matter who you are with

I’ve finally known what you call ‘love’

いつも笑っていてほしい

いつもハッピーでいてほしい

たとえあなたがどこにいても

たとえあなたがだれといっしょでも

何をもって「愛」というのか、やっと気づいたよ

HANA is a Japanese born writer who writes stories and poems in both English and Japanese. If you are an English reader, you can follow her English publications, ‘Etude of Creativity (poetry, haiku, fiction)’ and ‘Japanese Writer (blogs & essays)’ or on Twitter.