The City and Requiem Prayer

Koichi Horiba

The city is not a place to pass through.
It is a place to stop off.

The city is not a place to vent your anger.
It is a place to watch warmly.

The city is not a place to destroy.
It is a place to create.

The city is not a place to die in a hurry.
It is a place to produce.

The city is not a place to keep silent.
It is a place to talk with each other.

I asked the sun
To shine on our city tomorrow too.

And I have a feeling
The sun smiled beyond the horizon.



For the original Japanese version, click here (Nihongo)

Remarks:
- The title was changed from "The City"
   to "Requiem Prayer" (September 11, 2001);
   to "This City or Requiem Prayer" (March 20, 2003);
   to "The City and Requiem Prayer" (September 11, 2004)

  To the contents of " The Salad Bowl in Memory": 

  Copyright (c) Koichi Horiba, 2002