Poetry

Poetry
(Ah Lin Ka)

At first hearing
It's loud in the ear
At first vision
It's blur
The thunder in the sky
It moves like a wave in the eye.

If you know how to feel
The highest art form is poetry
Whatever you hear, whatever you see
It's like echos in the sea
The sound of music touching the heart pleasantly
Gently, smoothly and beautifully.

Dagon Taryar (1938)
Translation: Dr. Maung Maung Nyo (2007)