A ray of sun flowers in the snow,
Adorns the garden with gold and diamonds.
At the tops of trees, the north wind plays arpeggios
And chords with cold wintry instruments.

Numb birds are singing : What a privilege !
A ray of sun flowers in the snow !
Blackbirds in the thicket, larks in the country,
Send skyward trills of their songs.

To set the scene, no need for designer.
Nature comes to an agreement with Time artfully :
A ray of sun flowers in the snow
And hangs thousand lights to the mirrors of ponds.

I would never commit a sacrilege
By soiling this white ground with my footprints.
Mesmerized, I admire, immobile and trembling,
A ray of sun flowers in the snow.



Note : this form is called "maillet" in french poetry. The first line becomes the 2d line, next the 3rd, ...