Poem: Graced Heart

Photo and pressed flower art by the author.
Picha na sanaa ya ua kavu kutoka kwa mtunzi.
Bild und Karte aus gepressten Blumen von Autorin.

English:

When loving is hard
go where fading holds the heart
like a dry flower.

Swahili:

Kama penzini ni pagumu
sitiri moyo wako na kumbukumbu
kama ua lililokaushwa.

German:

Wenn Liebe schwer fällt
halte Dein Herz wie
eine getrocknete Blume.

* When translating the original poem to Swahili and German, the syllabic rules of traditional haiku were not adhered to.

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