Some imagist attempts.

This melancholy I feel;
Dried leaves in rain

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Ljudet av en välbekant melodi;
Att vara insvept i täcket på morgonen

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Your warm hand in mine;
Shelter in a snowstorm

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Your laughter in my ear;
Rumbling rocks, murmuring water in sunny woods

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Din sovande gestalt i min säng;
Barnaminnen om en ljusare framtid

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