Ivan de Monbrison

There is a piece of sky breaking away from the void
 
There is a piece of sky breaking away from the void.
The shadow is filled with silence.
The river flows slowly,
trees, palm trees, border its dry banks.
There is something very heavy inside you.
A fishing boat is drifting away slowly.
Some tourists visit a ruined temple and see, with their guide, an ancient writing made of drawings.
As you sit on the edge of the running water, looking at your reflection in there, as it is being carried away.

Poem in Arabic

Ivan is a half French half Egyptian poet, living in France, born in 1969.