Chrysogonus' Translation #49 - from Susan Hawthorne's 'little book'

buku mungil

saat kau miliki

sebuah buku mungil

berisi nama-nama

ia haruslah hitam

aku bermimpi malam itu

aku punya buku mungil

berisi nama-nama

tetapi ia polka dot

saat aku menarik

keluar buku itu

bersama nama-nama

semua tertawa

mata-mata tak bisa

membawa serta

daftar nama

dalam buku mungil polka dot

when you have

a little book

with names in it

it must be black

I had a dream the other night

I had a little book

with names in it

but it was polka dot

when I drew out

my polka dot book

with its many names

they all laughed

you can't be a spy

and carry around your

list of many names

in a little polka dot book