Silhouettes in the evening

Poetry without borders 812 “Silhouettes in the evening”
Hannie Rouweler, The Netherlands

– All translations are made in collaboration with Germain Droogenbroodt –

Silhouettes in the evening

The branches and leaves of shrubs

stand out sharply against the evening sky,

it slowly grows darker, although sunlight still

shines on a few windows across the gardens.

I would like to describe it in words,

however, I somehow can’t find them,

I prefer to draw with a pencil on white paper,

and paint with a few strokes of a brush.

The street sounds have already subsided,
and the old man with his dog

is nowhere to be seen. He no longer needs to walk his dog.

During the day, I saw him walking alone on the sidewalk.

Hannie Rouweler, The Netherlands