Today's seasonal word: Iwashigumo (Sardine cloud)

Today's seasonal word: Iwashigumo (sardine cloud)

A small promise floating in the sky.

In the morning when herring clouds fill the sky,
The wind is still asleep,
Only the distant mountains quietly progress through the seasons.

These clouds are letters from the autumn sky.
It won't reach anyone,
It quietly leaves something in the hearts of those who look up to it.

The sky today is a little clearer than yesterday,
It's a little softer than tomorrow.

— Sardine Clouds, a poem about the beginning of autumn.