Hatsuhi (first sun)

Orange skies and clouds of grey

this is no mere day

Enchanting sounds of brothers past

Embracing bonds made to last

Said sayonara to my old family and friend

transcending past a fearful goodbye

All good things must come to an end

Haunting sounds, this is where I die

Walked past the rising sun

into the land WE begun

Tearful mother and strong proud father

vowed to gain knowledge and return home better

Where I worried of lonesome times

met instead a welcoming home

The sneaking out and party times

and the strict caring father of my dorm

These are the things loved the most

so here I stand for my final toast

As this campus of the sun

remains to me a second home

This land where I had the most fun

playing games in my friend dorm

The professors were truly supporting

but changing grade? They were unwilling

Homework each night and assignments each day

despite all that I wish I could stay

This feeling of fear from so long ago

has entered again, but yaani let go!

Into the horizon one more time

I’ll say goodbye with this final rhyme!