We are pleased to continue the publication of the series of haikus, under the common title "The old poet speaks softly", offered to us by their author, Herman van Rompuy, former President of the European Council.

Original version of haiku is in French

Herman van Rompuy: The old poet speaks gently       

A son of the sun

The cold of May does not get used to

The heat is already beckoning

           xxx

Trees in bloom

Landmarks in the fog

Greyish-white mystery

           xxx

Every country is different

But the sky and the clouds

Cover everything