(dedicated to Ms. Anzhelika Fuks, a lovely pianist)

Dropping waters amaze me
Their tiny circle patterns
Lock me in very deeply
Again and again pull me in

Rhythmic freshness grabs
My soul, my senses
Pours me restlessly
Rejuvenates all my strengths

It whirls, it circulates
Flows very slowly
Touches that very heart of mine
Removes all tears

Leaves of tenderness
Seduce me to dive
Into deepest memories
Of love, of longing

Dreamy I see your figure
In silhouette walking on calmly
The edge of spring evening
You smile so mysteriously

So smoothly you take
My breath, my dream
Won’t you leave me
In this fragile fragments?

(inspired by Liszt’s St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots)

Ahmad Shiddiqi

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