SAPARDI DJOKO DAMONO

Rain in June

Nothing is more steadfast

than the June rain

keeping its longing a secret

to the flowering tree.

Nothing is wiser

than the June rain

wiping off the footprints

full of doubts in that avenue.

Nothing is more sensible

than the June rain

letting go unspoken words

absorbed by those flowering tree roots.

(bewerking: Zaj DE MEESTER)