Collection of Akemaro's Recent Compositions, "New Year"
(Set of five poems dated January 1, 1948, page 60)

　 　 　 　 　
323 　 新 玉の　年を迎えて身も魂も　いと清しけれ神に在る身は
　 　

Welcoming in
The fledgling new year,
In body and in soul,
How refreshing it feels
My being placed in God’s hands.

 S5-78C; S4-325B あらたまの　年を迎へて身も魂も　いと清きかりけり神とある身は In a set of poems titled “New Year’s Poems” in Record of Enlightening Talks, Supplement, page 1, no date given in volume, but dated in Okada Mokichi Zenshu as 1948.
 
324 　 常闇の　世を明けく晴さんと　光明如来は出でましにける
　 　 The Age of
Eternal darkness
Will be clearing,
The Tathagata of Divine Light
Has appeared!		 S5-78D
　 　 　 　 　
325 　

新玉の　年を迎 えて思うかな　神の仕組のいと妙なるを
　 　 How exquisite,
Marvelous do I
Feel of God’s plan
As I greet the
Shining new year.		 S5-79A
 
326 　

奴羽玉の　闇路 もすみて光明の　道ふみ初むる心地こそすれ
　 　 The pitch darkness
Clearing,
We feel we have
Begun to walk upon the
Path of divine light.		 S5-79B; S4-325C ぬばたまの　闇地も尽きて光明の　道踏み初めし心地こそすれ In a set of poems titled “New Year Poems Composed by Meishu-sama” in Record of Enlightening Talks, Supplement, page 1, #3, January 1, 1948; previous translation, Sounds of the Dawn, Volume I, #61, pages 30 & 136.
　 　 　 S4-325C translation
Piercing even the / Pitch darkness, / We feel we have / Begun to walk upon the / Path of divine light.
　 　 　 Sounds of the Dawn translation
Now that the pitch-black— / The dark—paths have been covered, / I feel that at last / We are beginning to tread / The path full of God’s great Light.
 
327 　

日月地　三位一 体の御力を　具えて出でます五六七大神
　 　 Endowed with
The power of the trinity
Of sun, moon, earth,
Appears the
Great Being Miroku.		 S5-79C; S6-37A 火水土　三位一体の御力を　具へて出でます五六七大神 In a set of poems titled “The Heavenly Being Miroku” in Gosanka Poems, Revised, page 1, #1, May 28, 1951; S4-326D 日月地　三位一体の御力を　具備して出でます弥勒大神  In a set of poems titled “New Year Poems Composed by Meishu-sama” in Record of Enlightening Talks Supplement, page 1, #4, January 1, 1948;  S4-396A 火水土　三位一体の御力を　具えて出でます五六七大神 In a set of poems titled “Descent of Maitreya” in Gosanka Poems, #290, July 1, 1948.
 
　 　 　 S4-396D translation
Endowed with / The power of the trinity / Of sun, moon, earth, / Appears the / Great Being Maitreya.