I Want Poem by Sapardi Djoko Damono

I Want

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I want to love you simply in words not spoken:
Tinder to the flame which transforms it to ash
I want to love you simply in signs not expressed:
Clouds to the rain which make them evanesce

English version by John H. Mc Glynn

Sapardi Djoko Damono
Monday, January 25, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: clouds,english
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