I Cannot Realize

I realize buds, flowers
And their blooming;
Only their shedding
I cannot realize.

I realize clouds, rain
And the sweet soft sound of their fall;
I cannot realize
Only the thunder.

Rivers, fields, oceans, forests,
Hills and mountains—
I realize these all;
I cannot realize only the deserts.

I realize fishes, sharks, deer
And the bright striped tigers;
I cannot realize only a shark beside a fish
And a tiger beside a deer.

I realize life,
The twists of life I realize very clearly;
Only I cannot realize anyway
The death as cold as ice.