[die wolke]

spätabends nach sonnenuntergang
trat der windradwärter
voller unruhe vor sein haus
sah in den schwarzen abendhimmel
und erblickte
eine gleißend weiße wolke
direkt auf sein windrad zudriften...

[the cloud]

late eve
long after sundown
- as the windmill’s keeper
left his dwelling,
haunted and restless
his glimpse went
towards celestial spheres
up and up and up -
envisioning a black evening sky
where this glistening white cloud
- peace disturbing
drifted solely towards
the leisurely turning hands
of his lonely windmill

[ekkehard may]
free translation: roswitha j. briffa, toronto