In the Moonlight Hour

Translation by Shahrzad Sepanlou, 1999
Shahrzad Sepanlou,©1999

I shall meet you
At an undecided time.

Chaotic heartbeats
Rip apart the skin,
And sinking
Is a bloody sheet
On the surface of grass;
A dream
Buried deep in my mind.

In the moonlight hour,
Carrying two loaves of bread
And five treasures
In your hands,
You lean against the doorway.

An escaped kiss
Lands on my lap.
The stars
Grow bright in your footsteps.

Leave the curtains be!
For the coming of dawn
Is but a few seconds away.