Aurora - D.A.M. Binnendijk

The night's metaphorical secret

Imbues me with but not a single rhyme

But it awakens the birds out of their nests

And throws them on high along the

Arch of sky : this will be the last chance

For the stars to tremble, the thirst

Remains unquenched, the precious water

Carries dark ships further, later,

The black of night gives way to light

That rises hesitantly at the edge

Of the world, along the land of polders,

The morning opens its face.

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D.A.M [Dirk Adrianus Michel (Dick)] Binnendijk (1902 – 1984) The Netherlands

Translated by Cliff Crego

Source: Cliff Crego's website