Mary Oliver: "RAPPSI ANJING KECIL DI MALAM MALAM (PERCY TIGA) Dia mene...

"RAPPSI ANJING KECIL DI MALAM MALAM (PERCY TIGA) Dia menempelkan pipinya ke pipiku dan mengeluarkan suara kecil dan ekspresif. Dan ketika aku bangun, atau cukup bangun, dia terbalik, keempat kakinya di udara dan matanya gelap dan bersemangat. Katakan kau mencintaiku, katanya. Katakan padaku lagi. Mungkinkah ada pengaturan yang lebih manis? Berkali-kali ia menanyakannya. Saya bisa memberi tahu."

--- Mary Oliver

Versi Bahasa Inggris

LITTLE DOGS RHAPSODY IN THE NIGHT (PERCY THREE) He puts his cheek against mine and makes small, expressive sounds. And when I'm awake, or awake enough he turns upside down, his four paws in the air and his eyes dark and fervent. Tell me you love me, he says. Tell me again. Could there be a sweeter arrangement? Over and over he gets to ask it. I get to tell.