tiny poem

suikchelek

jelpach isippu

iavush.

pravadadut isasselkehij,

hakake sh su.

sagehmm ochee,

gah owk isugru.

pravadagmm wurri hah,

suikchelek.





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in summer,*

watery freshness**

from the sky.

it comes down on my face,

i am reminded of god.

after the storm,

all is green.

the heat returns now,

in summer.

* traditional poems in the language begin and end with the same word.
** it's typical to turn the adjective into the noun of a descriptive phrase.