first moon beams…

 primele raze de lună…

lotusul se scufundă

în trecutul său

first moon beams…

the lotus sinks

into its past

premiers rayons de lune…

le lotus coule

dans son passé

saishono tsukino hikari…

hasu wa kareno

kako ni shizumu

最初の月の光…

蓮は彼の

過去に沈む

Haiku published in FemAsia magazine, January 2025, United Kingdom

Painting by my sister Anca Elena Voicu

Many thanks to Editor ShameelaYoosuf Ali