They disappeared, swiftly
without a trace. Coiling waves, whirled-away time
each and every spinning vortex, soft head curls,
bright smiles.

Acres and acres vanished, they of brightness. Before
they were dim reflections of stars on the earth.
Cherubim, borrowed the initial appearance of the soul,
the quantum fluctuations of their light-reflecting wings
reflection fluctuates

Coils and coils whirled-away time, soft angels,
the reflections of stars disappeared, so swift.

       Trans. by Tim Lilburn and Xuan Yuan and the author