Missing:
Fall, 13th year of the Meiji era
By Meii-chan
How can you look for anything unknown,
Which you search for day after day?
I ponder this, wandering alone,
As my path leads me astray.
It has only brought me deeper and deeper,
To the tangle of confusion and fear.
Only the cries of forgotten weepers,
Mark these woods with tears.
Uncertainty spares no one,
And all will be left behind.
For the weeper was a child, alone,
The plight?—A mother impossible to find.
I journeyed with the child that weeps,
And through the confusion we roamed.
But how can a lost sheep,
Guide another lost one home?
"I have lost as well,"
The weeper was assuaged,
As much as smiles can tell.
Maybe, perhaps, we'll be free of this cage.
It was not long,
Before we came to a town.
Amongst the populace we hurried along,
It was at a cottage the quarry was found.
The child gave a shout,
And raced to the door.
The mother raced out,
Their hearts no longer sore.
The child turned to me and asked,
"What is that that you seek?"
I answered : "The absence of it has passed,
For I discovered it was already with me."
To be continued…
Author's notes: One thing I learned writing this is "Never write something because it rhymes." Soujiro and the kid sound almost Shakespearean! (Scary thoughts...)
Synopsis: Basically, Soujiro is lost (literally and figuratively) and wonders how he can find the truth if he has no idea what it is. (Of course, if he knew what is was, he wouldn't have to look for it in the first place) It's like trying to find a rose in a flower shop with no labels, and not knowing what a rose looks like. It would be hard to find, because one would have no idea what too look for. (I'm not a fan of roses. Stupid thorny botanical objects!) Anyhow, before I get too carried away…Soujiro finds a child who's crying. The kid can't find his mom and has been there for pretty long. They both go look for her. Soujiro wonders how he can be of ANY help, because he's just as clueless as the kid. But it seems that the kid likes being around Soujiro, even though the "guardian angel" has no idea what he's doing and is just as lost. Eventually, they find the mom, and everyone is happy. Soujiro realizes that truth is found within himself, and that he'll be happy when he helps other people and they are happy. (Yes, the standard RK belief and solution to all the problems of the world!)
Thank you reviewers!
"Oro" Object: Yup, a poem story! Don't know how successful that's going to be but…
Another Baka: Thanks!…is that smile secretly laughing at me behind my back? (Becomes paranoid)
Smiling Blue-Clad Wanderer's Obsessor: You'll see!