From the Arjunawiwaha of Mpu Kanwa
If you in the next life are a hawk
I will be dark rainclouds,
that cling to the mountains they pass over,I will contemplate your tears
as you seek my mist,
watching intently from your perch
high on bare and leafless trees,When you are about to swoop down on me
I will take shelter
behind a waterfall,You will taste only my soft, moist spray;
so with the setting sun
I will take revenge for the hardness of your heart.
– from Blossoms of Longing: Ancient Verses of Love and Lament
translated from Old Javanese by Thomas M. Hunter