water in the well with my palm I skim the pail to catch stars one by one— when in the night you visit I scatter them before you

water in the well
with my palm I skim the pail
to catch stars one by one—
when in the night you visit
I scatter them before you

tanka by Vasile Smărăndescu from Fire Pearls: Short Masterpieces of the Human Heart (2006), translated by Dana Dima
Submitted by Dan Costinaş
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