On the pavement a child is jumping
the sun reflected on black curls
I am moved
this totally ascending
unstoppable arresting energy
without a thought
of yesterday or tomorrow
head bowed in the now
rest a while
then the feast of springing and dancing
begins anew
mother in her headscarf
looking from a distance
our eyes meet
she laughs
she understands
we share universal joy
Oeke Kruythof
Jenny Narraway translation/transcreation